The Ashanti NPP Parliamentary Caucus has known as on authorities to launch a full-scale, clear investigation into the fireplace that destroyed greater than 300 retailers on the Suame Put up Workplace Market in Kumasi.
In a press release signed by the caucus secretary, Vincent Ekow Assafuah, the MPs expressed deep sympathy to the 1000’s of merchants who misplaced their retailers, items, and livelihoods within the incident.
The caucus stated the Ashanti Area had in latest months suffered repeated market fires, which had destroyed years of arduous work and funding by extraordinary Ghanaians.
They described the scenario as “one too many” and insisted that folks within the area deserved greater than phrases of sympathy and empty guarantees.
The group questioned authorities’s method, asking the place the urgency, accountability, and concrete plans to cease such recurring disasters have been.
They harassed that merchants couldn’t proceed to see their sweat and toil diminished to ashes whereas authorities handled the matter as enterprise as ordinary.
The caucus demanded instant emergency reduction and compensation packages for the affected merchants, in addition to pressing steps to introduce fashionable fireplace security infrastructure in markets.
These embody fireplace hydrants, surveillance programs, and devoted fireplace posts.
In addition they urged authorities to place in place a transparent coverage framework to completely handle the spate of market fires within the Ashanti Area.
In response to the assertion, the matter could be raised strongly on the ground of Parliament.
The caucus added that they stood firmly with the merchants of Suame and the Ashanti Area and wouldn’t relent till their security, livelihoods, and dignity have been secured.
By: Jacob Aggrey
