Editorial
Speed up construction works on Sukura market
Dear Editor,
I write to bring to your notice the delayed construction of the Sukura market in the Ablekuma Central Constituency.
On Thursday, September 10, 2020, a durbar which was graced by the former Member of Parliament (MP) of the Constituency, Mr Ebenezer Nii Narh Nartey, the Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) of the Assembly, Mariama Karley Amui, and other dignitaries was held to cut sod for the construction of a modern market for the Sukura community.
As a temporary measure, sheds were erected on the road in front of the old market to accommodate them.
But four years afterwards, the new market funded by the Coastal Development Authority (CODA) under the Infrastructure for Poverty Eradication Programme (IPEP) of the Ministry of Special Development Initiative is yet to take shape.
Work is still at the foundation level, while the place had been turned into a car park and playing field for children.
Traders who sell at the market for the past four years have complained bitterly about the stalled project and the challenges they are facing.
To make matters worse, the temporary sheds have affected traffic flow.
As a concerned member of the community, I once enquired from the Ablekuma Central Municipal Assembly to know the reason for the delay.
Eventually, it was attributed to a change in the design of the infrastructure which needed additional funding.
I find it very disturbing that the market that have served the community for close to 50 years is not properly functioning while some of the traders have had to find other markets to sell.
Personally, I feel there was no need to start the project if the government was not ready financially.
The government, through the Ablekuma Central Municipal Assembly, needs to find ways of ensuring that the stalled project is completed to address the challenges it had brought to the Sukura community.
Benjamin Arcton-Tettey – Sukura
arctontetteybenjamin@gmail. com