Merchants energetic at Makola Market, December 31, are set to embark on a protest march to Jubilee Home at this time, Friday, Might 15, to petition President John Dramani Mahama over the alleged plan by the Accra Metropolitan Meeting to relocate them from the market.
Merchants say the proposed relocation train is inflicting concern and nervousness amongst a whole bunch of enterprise homeowners and staff who rely in the marketplace for his or her every day livelihoods.
Merchants say metropolis authorities are continuing with the deliberate relocation with out ample session or providing different areas to proceed buying and selling actions.
Interim market supervisor Ebenezer Bekow expressed concern in regards to the scenario to journalists forward of the demonstration, saying merchants felt ignored and anxious by the proposed deal.
He defined that many merchants have invested closely of their companies and are utterly depending on their every day gross sales to assist their households, pay faculty charges, cowl hire and meet different monetary obligations.
Mr Bekow warned that compelled migration with out appropriate preparations may critically disrupt livelihoods and exacerbate the financial difficulties already confronted by many merchants.
He additional revealed that preparations for the protest march have been accomplished and a lot of merchants shall be taking part within the march in direction of the federal government seat.
“We’re going to take very drastic motion. The placards are prepared and we are going to transfer. We now have despatched a petition to the presidential palace. We now have already despatched a letter to Jubilee Home and the police have additionally given permission and we are going to collect individuals and transfer,” he stated.
Relating to the anticipated variety of voters, he added: “It will not be lower than 100 as a result of that is the quantity we supplied to the police, however I can assure you the quantity shall be greater than we anticipated.”
