Hawkers in Accra given two-week ultimatum to move into markets | Citi Newsroom

The Greater Accra Regional Ministry has given hawkers two weeks to move into the markets. This is a move geared towards decongesting the capital.
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[@kayas464]

YES, THE PROUD REGIONAL MINISTER SPEAKS THE LANGUAGE OF THE CAPITAL CITY. THATS CORRECT.

[@ldsane1958]

@S E P Yes , Ga .

[@stanleyglover5534]

Well spoken, soft spoken minister. He’s doing what his commission entails as manager of the region. I wish him every success ❤️

[@maamek230]

This is a very good idea, it should be done across the country and keep the streets clean.

[@Heeeyaaah]

what do you mean ?

[@estherkanga6684]

@@Heeeyaaah please 😭😭 you are very Dirty if youthink Accra is clean

[@gia4500]

This is what Ghana needs!

[@raa4909]

Totally agree

[@stanleyglover5534]

I wish the minister all the best.This is long overdue!

[@maameyaapokuaa8648]

Are they going to do it hahaha u don't know Ghanaian leaders

[@whocaresyaw.8218]

Good move Ghana 🇬🇭

[@niiamu3300]

Excellent minister. Accra needs to implement policies and bylaws.

[@amorkor4]

I like this minister. He is doing a fantastic job in clearing the hawkers from the road side. I went through Madina today and it was much less congested

[@stanleyglover5534]

@ Amorkor Amar Ministers and governments of all persuasions over the years have ignored the problems in our big cities and instead have their hearts fixed on the polls. We cannot allow the impunity and aloofness to continue for too much longer if we are to achieve our goal of becoming the gateway to west Africa. Accra to me is dirty hole !

[@amorkor4]

@@stanleyglover5534 And ur point is? Yes Accra and most of Ghana has been ignored by the Government until as u say, they are running for election. I totally agree but it doesn't change the fact tbat I like the Hon Henry Quartey who is attempting to change things within Accra. He is only one person, and it will take all of us to do out little bit to change things. At least he is trying which is more than I can say for others. Africa has its good and bad side, like all continents

[@amorkor4]

@S E P No I live in Akuapem but I pass thru Accra. No, the hawkers are still there

[@georgetitus-glover6228]

Proud of u for speaking Ga.

[@stanleyglover5534]

He’s a Ga representing the GaDangme region which is also has the capital city of Ghana.He needs the support of the indigenous people first, and thst was exactly what he did . I will be watching his every move . I salute him 🙏

[@morrismorgan6567]

I wish you well Minister.We need more of you.Work hard for Ghana,keep on with what you have started.

[@ldsane1958]

I love this new minister. Dear Lord give him strength to deliver. 🙏🏾

[@alhajisannie9217]

Where has this man been all this while? I can only pray for his long life. This is the kind of people Ghana 🇬🇭 need. Forward ever ...

[@tillytothetophere]

This should happen in Kumasi too.

[@samuelasante1964]

If all ministers can be men /women of action LIKE the minister of Roads and highways ,Ghana will be the place to be. Why should roads be allowed to be used as markets? Only in Ghana LOL.

[@worldformatics]

Good God my prayers are coming through, I wrote to the Accra Regional minister last week to ban hawking in the capital city and im so happy to see this morning

[@ldsane1958]

Proud of you , Big up ✊🏾

[@irenedavo3768]

Poor people earning a living !

[@worldformatics]

@@irenedavo3768 they have been given a place to sell not on the streets

[@solomonaryeetey6934]

@@irenedavo3768 they must do the right thing, not lawlessness

[@worldformatics]

implement a law to fine anybody hawking on pavements and on streets

[@raa4909]

If they can't pay community service for a month

[@kwamebryan711]

Exactly

[@posjaboateng5556]

Prison facilities should be expanded and fines put in place if you do nor follow instructions , you get fined , do not pay pay fine on time you risk facing jail sentence..period

[@afuaowusuaa2865]

All those wooden kiosk on the road side needs to remove imo the market

[@vanobrian8762]

It’s very good They all need to move

[@tillytothetophere]

Awesome 👏 awesome

[@nanaacheampong273]

I hope, the citizens will accept this good idea from the minister to help keep Ghana clean. May God bless our homeland Ghana.

[@naku8276]

This guy keeps doing the most logical and sensible things to move the community into the future. Watch other ministers in his community after him follow his example, if they don't the people will complain and compare them to this sensible and forward thinking man.

[@jkusi7284]

Good work Mr Minister. It’s time to create similar markets and stations to decongest Makola area.

[@obaasimaasantewaaadusei841]

God bless you abundantly

[@nanaoseiprempeh6306]

Great Man, Great Minister. You have used words to cut metals.

[@charlesawuah2602]

I don’t know how we think as a people tbh , it baffles me, why do we sell on the streets, it’s dangerous & unsafe, disgusting & unpleasant on the eyes, kills our market ... we can congregate at one place n trade

[@kwamebryan711]

The mindset of the ordinary Ghanaian is sick and needs overhauling if you want to sell why don't you go into the market but instead sell on the middle of the street and shout at anybody who stands there to look for what to buy or whatsoever that they are blocking the view of your items where does this fools and their useless leaders come from?

[@theodoreafum1918]

Minister, I salute you,hope you won't rest on your words.

[@destinedbliss3800]

I really love this Minister If all the ministers are working like him, I think the system will begin to work. What i can say to him is, yaa nɔ ni o tsu o ni tsumɔɔ kpakpa ni o je shishii lɛ. Yehowa a jɔɔ mbo waa .

[@marteibenjamin7895]

Good job done

[@Head_On]

Great initiatives Stop 🛑 them It’s too dangerous for running 🏃‍♀️ on the streets selling wares

[@lafete6863]

Good move. Let's hope the citizens adhere

[@afuaowusuaa2865]

Is only in Ghana you see this , the congestion and selling on the road side is not safe

[@mikelantern148]

Not only in Ghana. Major parts of Africa, and Asia etc etc. It's a step in the right direction however.

[@kennykross3306]

@@mikelantern148 also in southamerica

[@mamag6079]

Ghanaians do not understand that wherever you and some body wants to buy they will go there and buy.

[@justone5404]

Yes ghanian please go in the market and keep it clean please

[@aboaboyahciciniko7132]

👌👌

[@phelixphelix227]

Finally!

[@thebill8891]

I wish our leader will give him all the resources to help clean Accra like he promised years ago

[@Akwasi314]

Sanity should prevail in Ghana. Thanks

[@mikelantern148]

Good initiative! How long will this be implemented though? If the main market is full then government should open up additional markets for the hawkers.

[@niiayikushie6263]

Even if the whole Ghana is used as a market place you will still find people hawking in togo

[@mikelantern148]

@@niiayikushie6263 the focus is on Ghana please. Let the togolese handle theirs.

[@niiayikushie6263]

@@mikelantern148 i spoke in parable. Think of it for a while

[@adobeaify]

They need enforcement ..Thks

[@richardboafo3285]

The congestion means demand for selling space exceeds available space in the markets. It should be a revenue making opportunity for the authority instead of seeing it as a menace. The authority must build additional markets elsewhere to accommodate the excess traders. Otherwise, You'll move them from Kantamanto only for them to go and occupy makola or Rawlings park to congest the place. History shows us how others took this same action in the past but didn't succeed because the approach was not a feasible solution. Just as we spend money to construct roads to facilitate mobility, the same money must be spent to construct markets to create avenue for livelihood for people and revenue stream for government through proper management.

[@emmanuelkoomson9223]

I hope other regional ministers would do the same.

[@richn.5760]

This is not the first and its definately not going to be the last. we're just kidding ourselves

[@gmog7857]

Why are Ghanaians contractors still building OPEN GUTTERS by the sides of newly built roads???...something is fundamentally wrong with Ghanaian contractors building these open gutters, OPEN GUTTERS should not be allowed anywhere else again in Ghana. This is disgraceful and unpatriotic to continue with the colonial legacy.⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

[@gmog7857]

@S E P No it has nothing to do with taxes, it has more to do with the government. If the government wants a road in a certain way, they get funding elsewhere for it and invite contractors to bid for that vision. So in a way, the blame has to go to the government, if they want a road with a properly covered drainage system then that is what they should invite bids for but this is ridiculous. Akuffo Addo was asked that question and he lied to the reporter that there are no uncovered gutters being built any more in Ghana, that is what that liar said.

[@Elikem2982]

How can a contractor do what they want instead of following a plan, the contract should be terminated immediately and let a competent contractor take over..

[@okomfoanokye4153]

I surport this act but it's painful due but if gh will improve and go forward to look at others then all these act must stop ✋

[@tink-rite3976]

Nana Addo and his should not allow any Ghanaian to use vote as intimidation, after all despite the free SHS, free water and electricity look at how they voted. Rawlings in his time did not do such thing but was very strict and won all the election he stood. Laws must be enforced 100%.The era 'we won't vote' is over , they can do their worst.

[@nothingness6887]

I have been worried about this for time Accra and Kumasi and most regions in Ghana is embarrassing when people think or visitors that Ghana is so hungry excuse me to say hawkers every where then children suppose to go to school very young children teen agers students are hawking on the street their youth been wasted by weak parents or parents having too much children can't manage they should be dealt with those parents according to law all their children's must be educated.Education very important if educate these children there wil be less crime. Most children are hawkers can't read it write will be taken advantage of after hawking they will be entertaining themselves getting anybody pleasureble the babies. Even getting rid of them loosing their life the wages of sin is death the gift of God. Internal life people in government need to get wisdom in all areas to govern the country. Get rid of those children who are hawkers be on the streets their parents need to be visited social warefare even the police. They should go to school Hawking for adults. Children must be children. Proverbs 4v7 get wisdom is a principal thing get wisdom. Go to school children be knowledgeable. The minister happy about this decision do more and act now.

[@justone5404]

In america they have flee market big market people can do the same in ghana too it's better

[@mamag6079]

Eeeeeeeehi another look at weijia tool booth area., What is happening over there is bad. The trader are sitting in the middle of the street, very scary.

[@raa4909]

Yes, that shows you the type of leadership there, collection of money is going on there.

[@peterokalo9632]

Wake up all Africa’s country’s people’s

[@posjaboateng5556]

Is funny how Ghanaians like to demand for improvement but forget we pay the lowest taxes but want high expectations...

[@kevinpeters8762]

As it should be. Sometimes I wonder what the Greater Accra Ministry stands for? Accra is Dirty and congested at the same time and this needs to change drastically and soon. Always giving in to political pressures and I say this because both polictical parties do this. We really need a change of reality. Where politicians do the needed and not only things for vote. Prosecute whoever buys from a moving car as well as the hawkers and all these may be curbed.

[@opokusarkodie3210]

Create more jobs to solve this problems . Ghana government Our Excellency Nana Akufo-addo please revamp Ghana postal services to create more jobs for the people. We are still waiting to see your working railways system that too would bring a lot of jobs. I saw you visiting cloth manufacturing factory before the election please build more units ( factories, ) and encourage more people to take up the trade. Ghana we are only 30 million people and even the working populations would be lesser. Get going working so that people could pay taxes to help to build the economy.

[@tettehprince4066]

In this panoramic?

[@jamesashianor7770]

Pls we want action just Dnt talk and leave it like that. We expecting action

[@wisdomtv8063]

Master what you are saying is tooooooo late ,it should have been done way back

[@perryokine5502]

CAN YOU STAND FOR A PRESIDENT ??!!! WE WILL VOTE FOR YOU.

[@ghana-music]

PLEASE PAVE the whole accra, 2021 and still sand everywhere and band children sellers on the street

[@raa4909]

Atta Quartey you are the biggest bulldozer. Muo

[@opinionist]

This is not "if persuasion fails force must be applied" matter. If they're not willing to move into the market but are willing to sell in the prime perimeters of the markets let them pay high daily taxes compared to those trading inside the market, simpliciter. This will even give the assembly more money for their dream projects.

[@ube4me114]

Please, this is latest news from Afrikan Esquire TV now today what ghana ex-president has done secret, this people's a running the nation... GHS in general need to be wise and stop unnecessary politics we have to check both NPP and NDC

[@wisdomtv8063]

After 4 years you are now going to begin your job minister,you are a joker, were you afraid of their vote 😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@posjaboateng5556]

@S E P tell him ..all these too known people

[@Koteyyy]

One day wonder 😂😂😂

[@niiamu3300]

One day wonder? You are part of the problem. You don't like anything good. People like you sabotage the country.

[@derrickansah3938]

Trust me this is an NDC supporter

[@kwasikyeremeh7757]

so is this a village or capital ? even the villages here in uk is beautiful and more neater than your so capital. Stop corruption politicians!!

[@dandamurayettey9227]

Stop constructing open guitars, they are open hazards and unhealthy and waste of taxpayers monies

[@tehutira2551]

YOU CAN STILL DESIGN A COVER SYSTEM SO IT'S NOT TOO LATE . WHAT'S THE ORIGINAL PURPOSE OF DOING IT ?

[@alexandertettehaddico5908]

It won't work