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AMA and Zoomlion commended for work
done in the CBD
Accra, Feb. 1, GNA - Mr Stephen Asamoah Boateng, Minister of
Local Government, Rural Development and Environment, on
Thursday praised the Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) and
Zoomlion, waste management concern, for maintaining good
sanitary conditions in the Central Business District (CBD)
since the last cleanup.
He said after the demolition and cleanup exercise, almost
two weeks ago, both vehicles and pedestrians were now moving
without any hitches.
Mr Boateng made the remark when he toured the CBD to have a
first hand knowledge of the aftermath of the demolishing and
cleanup exercises.
He, however, warned traders, who had displayed wares in
front of their shops to remove them or face the law.
“The Government is solidly behind the AMA in the management
of the CBD and we would not relent in our actions,” he told
the traders.
Mr Boateng said “we want people to be aware that we do not
admit people in the CBD and this programme is not going to
be a nine days’ wonder. We expect that all citizens would
help in maintaining the CBD the way we have it now, because
the Government would not continue to trail people. The law
would be put into full force”.
The Minister, who had visited the Pedestrian Markets earlier
in the day, assured the traders that lighting systems would
soon be provided for them and urged the hawkers to dialogue
with the AMA about their problems.
He also called on those, who had been allocated stalls to
start using it to encourage more people to patronize the
market.
Most of the traders at the Pedestrian Market are yet to
occupy their spaces with the excuse that they were waiting
for the market to be inaugurated first. AMA has set February
8 for the inauguration.
The few traders, who were in the market, appealed to the
Local Government Minister to ensure that their colleges, who
still operated in the CBD, were sacked and made to patronize
the Pedestrian Market.
“There are a lot of people still hawking in Accra and we
plead with you to liaise with the AMA to get them all from
the streets,” the traders said.
Stationery sellers appealed to the Minister to intervene to
get the storage charges reduced saying each chop box they
deposited cost 10,000 cedis per night.
Madam Salome Dei, one of the stationery sellers, said people
who had one or more boxes would be spending too much on
storage alone.
The Majority of the traders praised the AMA for a good work
done in the construction and allocation of the stalls saying
it was strictly on a first come first served basis.
“Those still complaining about the non-allocation of stalls
were those, who did not register from the onset, Madam
Ofosua, a trader, said.
GNA
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