The Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolitan Assembly has launched a sweeping crackdown on stray cattle and wandering animals, vowing to restore order and cleanliness as roaming herds increasingly overrun streets, disrupt traffic, and threaten public sanitation across the city.
Frustration is mounting among residents over cattle freely parading major streets and communities, disrupting traffic, littering public spaces, and posing health risk.
It is from this backdrop the Metropolitan Chief Executive, Fredrick Faidoo, has drawn a firm line in tackling the menace.
Speaking at the opening of the First Ordinary Meeting of the Second Session of the Ninth Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolitan Assembly, he minced no words stressing “the Assembly will no longer tolerate the irresponsibility of herders who allow their animals to wander unchecked through our communities. This must be stopped”.
The meeting, held at Sekondi on June 3, was not just a platform to review first-quarter activities and chart the next course of action—it became the launchpad for what many are now calling “The Clean Streets Initiative.”
Fredrick Faidoo revealed that the Assembly has already engaged with cattle owners across the metropolis, issuing clear directives: adhere to the regulations or face the full weight of the law. “The leniency of past years is officially over” he said.
He further announced that a task force led by the Environmental Health Unit is being mobilized for immediate deployment with a mission to rid the streets of stray cattle and other roaming animals that have become both an eyesore and a sanitation threat.
“This is not just about animals roaming,” the MCE emphasized. “This is about protecting public health, restoring dignity to our urban spaces, and ensuring that Sekondi-Takoradi reflects the aspirations of a modern, orderly city.”
