The Minority Caucus in Parliament has called on the government to expedite efforts to reconstruct the Adum Market, which was recently gutted by fire.
According to the Minority, the incident has severely affected the livelihoods of the traders, necessitating urgent government intervention.
The fire, which broke out in the early hours of Friday, March 21, destroyed several shops and goods worth millions of Ghana cedis, leaving many traders devastated.
The caucus, led by Minority Leader Alexander Afenyo-Markin, visited the affected traders on Monday, April 14, and donated 200,000 GHS to support them.
They also appealed to the government to release funds from the Contingency Fund to aid the victims.
While empathizing with the traders, Afenyo-Markin assured that the Minority would raise the matter on the floor of Parliament and push for the necessary support to help the traders rebuild their lives.
“I take this opportunity to make a humble plea to the government of Ghana, that looking at the situation we find here, obviously the traders are suffering. We know the commitment the government made in some other areas.
“We urge the government to take funds from the contingency funds and immediately and without delay come to the rescue of the suffering traders of Adum. I believe that within a year, if the government is committed to constructing the market, the government will be able to do it,” he assured.
