Lawyer urges Ghanaian authorities not to demolish Polo Beach Club before court ruling — MyJoyOnline
Lawyer and Newsfile host Samson Lardy Anyenini has urged the Ghanaian authorities not to carry out a possible demolition of Polo Beach Club on the La beachfront until the court considers the land dispute over the plot. MyJoyOnline reports.
Anyenini distinguished between the recent demolition of structures at Laboma Beach and reports of a possible operation on the La beachfront. The government explained the demolition at Laboma as part of a flood-prevention program: structures that, according to its information, obstructed the operation of the Kwechi Lagoon and the water-retention system were removed there. Chief of Staff Deputy Stan Dogbe said this was not a broad campaign against beachfront businesses but concerned specifically identified structures.
Land dispute in the High Court
According to the lawyer, Labadi Beach Hotel and Hotel Investments Ghana Limited initiated court proceedings over the land on which Polo Beach Club is located in 2024. Although the case was recently discontinued, an affidavit filed with the court states that the parties had already completed the exchange of procedural documents, identified the issues for consideration, and the court had scheduled the filing of evidence.
Polo Beach Club has also filed its own lawsuit with the High Court and a motion for a temporary injunction. The club asks the court to prohibit Labadi Beach Hotel, Hotel Investments Ghana Limited, the Director of Special Operations at the National Security Secretariat Richard Dzhakpi, the National Security Coordinator, and the Attorney General from demolishing or otherwise interfering with its operations until the dispute is resolved.
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Claims of a possible demolition
Polo Beach Club's affidavit claims that Richard Dzhakpa told club representatives at a meeting last month about a possible demolition. The alleged grounds cited include claims that the beachfront belongs to the state, is a buffer zone, that the club has no valid building permit, and that Labadi Beach Hotel needs the area for expansion.
Anyenini stressed that these claims are contained in an affidavit and have not been established by a court, while the officials and institutions mentioned must be given an opportunity to respond. According to him, information was received about a possible demolition on September 19, 2026, and certain individuals took action that prevented it from being carried out. Club representatives were also allegedly told that the operation could be postponed to September 20.
The lawyer said he had not seen a response confirming that the National Security Secretariat had authorized such an operation. He urged the government to prove rights to the land and the validity of executive instruments, lease agreements, or building permits through the courts. In Anyenini's view, state security structures should not become a tool of one party in a private land dispute.
