Hawkers who return to Ashaiman streets will be prosecuted-MCE

Ashaiman, Jan 15, GNA- Mr. Numo Addison Adinortey, Ashaiman Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) on Thursday cautioned hawkers in the Municipality that they would be prosecuted if they returned to hawking in the streets instead of occupying new stalls allocated to them. Any trader who had been allocated a plot at the new market should occupy his or her stall by the end of this month or forfeit it or good. Mr.Numo Adinortey was addressing a Press conference at Ashaiman to re-act to concerns raised by members of the Ashaiman Peace Traders Association during their Press Conference of January 6. At the said Press Conference, members of the Association alleged that out of a list of 559 members, ASHMA allocated plots to only 282.

But the MCE disagreed, and stated that as many as 368 Peace Traders Association members were allocated plots. The MCE pointed out that the recent de-congestion exercise carried out by the Assembly had impacted positively on the Municipality, by not only improving sanitary conditions, but also ensuring the free flow of vehicular and human traffic.

Mr Numo Adinortey urged traders who genuinely needed places, or were not catered for in the allocation of sheds to apply to the Ashaiman Municipal Assembly (ASHMA) for places at the VALCO Flats, the Afariwa and the Community 22 Markets.

He assured residents in the Municipality that the Assembly was more determined to pursue the development agenda that reflected the needs and wishes and aspirations of the Chiefs and people of Ashaiman. The MCE, therefore, urged stakeholders to collaborate and co-operate with ASHMA in order to achieve "this noble objective".