It will bring together representatives of the Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT), the La Dadekotopon Municipal Assembly (LaDMA), traditional authorities, management of the affected beaches, and the Member of Parliament for the area, Naa Odoley Sowah.
Mrs Sowah, who is also the Deputy Minister of Local Government, Chieftaincy and Religious Affairs, made this known when she appeared before Parliament's Committee on Local Government and Decentralisation on Tuesday, 6 October 2026. LaDMA officials appeared before it over the demolition of beach facilities and related flood mitigation exercises.
She said data on displaced persons had been gathered but stopped short of giving the nature or amount of compensation, saying "the matter will be discussed by the committee before a decision will be reached."
"We have gotten their data and the committee is going to look at what we are going to give to them as compensation. So those affected will be compensated and the decision for the type of compensation has not been finalised but as the MP I am following up deeply on that to ensure that everybody gets what they are supposed to get," she said.
The committee would also consider the needs of persons who might have to be relocated, as well as those who might require financial compensation, she added.
She explained that the La Pleasure exercise was separate from the demolition at Laboma, which would be handled under a different arrangement. "Laboma Beach demolishing is a different issue but subsequently Laboma concerns will come up," she said.
The Chief Executive of LaDMA, Mr Alfredos Nii Anyetei, told the committee that the Laboma demolition was undertaken to address flooding and restore an ecological site.
He said the assembly was not consulted but was shown, in a meeting, where the exercise would take place, and that he was not aware the MP had been specifically informed.
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