Few institutions in Ghana can claim to hold the nation’s retirement dreams in trust. But for Issah Fuseini, that is precisely why the Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT) should have kept quiet as the dust settles over Accra’s Labadi beachfront.
The former Western Regional Communications Director of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) has joined the growing chorus of voices over the demolition of structures near the Labadi Beach Hotel and La Palm Royal Beach Hotel, turning his fire on the pension giant for weighing in at all.
As public anger over the demolition simmered, SSNIT issued a statement about the land on which the exercise took place. For Mr Fuseini, that was the wrong move at the wrong moment.
Speaking on Adom FM’s Morning Show on Tuesday, October 6, 2026, he questioned why the Trust felt compelled to comment, arguing that being an investor does not automatically give an institution the mandate to step into the fray.
“SSNIT should not have released that statement. They are just angering people. What is their locus in releasing that annoying statement?” he asked.
In his view, the Trust’s words have poured fuel on an already burning fire, deepening public resentment when emotions are at their highest.
Mr Fuseini insisted that SSNIT’s lane is investment, not the politics and passions of a demolition site.
“SSNIT is just an investor, so why would they involve themselves in the demolition of the Labadi Beach Hotel, Polo Beach and others?” he asked.
His argument was that SSNIT should concentrate on managing its portfolio and leave matters beyond its core mandate to those directly responsible.
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His remarks land in the middle of a national conversation that shows no sign of cooling. The demolition of properties along the Labadi beachfront has raised pressing questions about its legal basis, the fate of investors, and what it means for workers who earned their living along the shoreline.
The wider tourism industry is also watching closely, as are those curious about the government’s larger plans for one of Accra’s most beloved coastal stretches.
For Mr Fuseini, SSNIT’s public statement risks widening the divide instead of healing it. His intervention adds a fresh political dimension to a controversy already thick with emotion, even as stakeholders keep demanding clear answers on who owns the land, how the investments are structured, and whether due process was followed.