Adabraka

History

The town was first settled in the early 1900s developed by private owners. It steadily grew, fully developing the area between old Accra and central Adabraka by 1949 and the northern part of the town was finished by 1954. Since the 1940s, housing in the town is dominated by privately owned multihousehold buildings, consisting of four to forty rooms, most of said rooms rented to tenants.

On 2 November 2024, during the daytime, a group of five armed and masked men robbed a men sited in a red Toyota Corolla parked near the Adabraka market. Eyewitnesses reported seeing the robbers approached the vehicle with their gun drawn and began firing multiple shots into the air. The robbers stolen a total of around from the victim. One person suffered serious injuries during the ordeal. The Ghana Police Service launched a manhunt for the perpetrators shortly after the incident.

Demographics

Geography

Adabraka is one of many neighbourhoods which surround the central business district of Accra. The town is within walking distance of government ministries, markets, and private firms.

Government

The town is administrated by the Korle-Klottey Municipal Assembly, which has mayor–council form of government. The mayor (executive chief) is appointed by the president of Ghana and approved by the town council. As of 2019, the current mayor of the municipality is Hon. Samuel James Nii Adjei Tawiah.

Economy

The town is home to the Adabraka market, which underwent renovations in 2013. The market was constructed in 1927 during the end of Sir Frederick Gordon Guggisberg's rule. The market is known as a fish market because of the many types of dry fish sold. Traders at the market hired security to protect their goods overnight.

Education

Adabraka is one of three circuits which is a part of the Education Directorate.

Adabraka was once known for the O'Reilly Senior High School. The school is a second cycle institution that relocated in 2010 to Okpoi Gonno at Teshie-Nungua.

The town hosts four tertiary institutions: the African University College of Communication (AUCC), The Ghana Institute of Languages (GIL), the Catholic Institute of Business and Technology (CIBT), and the Accra City Campus of the University of Ghana.

Healthcare

The town is home to the Accra Rehabilitation Centre, established in 1962. The institution, since it opening, has helped trained over 2,000 disabled people with employable skills. The town is home to 6 CHPS compounds.

Graphic Communications Group Limited hosts annual free health screening for residents of the town and its surrounding areas. This event, started back in 2005, is a part of the community's celebration of the Homowo.

Adabraka is the location of the Accra Psychiatry Hospital, one of the oldest psychiatry hospitals in Sub-Saharan Africa. The hospital is one of three of such institutions in the country. The hospital opened in 1906 and consisted of a dispensary, a store, a gate keeper's room, and two large courts measured by 250 by. The institution has a current capacity of around 800 patients. In 2022, it was announce by Dr Pinamang Apau, the Medical Director of the Accra Psychiatric Hospital, that the Ministry of Health is working on redevelopment works on the hospital.

Transport

Public services

Melcom have a branch in the town which is one of many in the region.

Explanatory notes

References

Journals

References

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5. (4 November 2024). "Over GH¢7.5m stolen from gold dealer - Owners of jewellery shop give details of Adabraka daylight robbery".
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22. (2019-06-19). "Melcom opens new store at Mataheko, Afienya based on consumer feedback".