The management of La Pleasure Beach has sued Hotel Investments (Ghana) Limited, La Palm Beach Hotel Limited and the Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT) over the demolition of its office and other structures at the beachfront.
The suit, filed at the High Court in Accra by Stanley Anyetei Nunoo, chairman of the management committee, seeks a declaration confirming the committee’s authority to manage, regulate and generate revenue from activities at the beach.
According to the statement of claim, the defendants allegedly participated in or facilitated the demolition, which the plaintiff says was carried out unlawfully and disrupted the committee’s operations.
The plaintiff argues that the committee was established following a Court of Appeal ruling on July 21, 2022, which dissolved an interim management committee formed by the High Court in April 2013.
He maintains that the committee has since managed the beach, issued licences to operators and regulated commercial activities, while the two hotel companies allegedly have no ownership or possessory rights over the beachfront beyond an access licence granted by the committee.
The suit alleges that security personnel from the Ghana Police Service and the Ghana Armed Forces entered the beach at dawn on or about October 2, 2026, and demolished the management office and other licensed structures without a court order, warrant or prior notice.
It further claims that furniture, equipment, files and other properties were destroyed or removed, while staff and licensed operators were forced to leave.
The court document also references an October 2 statement in which SSNIT said it had sought National Security Council Secretariat intervention over alleged encroachment and unauthorised activities near the two hotels, which form part of its investment portfolio.
The committee is asking the court to declare the demolition unlawful, restrain the defendants from interfering with its operations and restore its control of the beach.
It is also seeking compensation for property damage, lost revenue and business disruption, alongside an independent valuation of the alleged losses, aggravated and exemplary damages, interest and legal costs.
