AMA Implements Noise Restrictions: Drumming and Noise-Making Prohibited Starting May 4

The Accra Metropolitan Assembly has announced that this year’s ban on drumming and noise-making within the Ga Traditional Area will begin on Monday, May 4, 2026 and end on Thursday, June 4, 2026.

In a press release issued on Thursday, April 30, the Assembly said the directive forms part of measures to maintain peace, harmony and national security during the annual traditional observance period.

According to the AMA, churches are expected to conduct their activities within their premises and avoid the use of musical instruments throughout the period of the ban.

It stated that loudspeakers must not be placed outside churches, mosques and pubs, while roadside evangelism activities have been suspended during the period.

Source: Ghanaian Times