The Member of Parliament for Bimbilla, Dominic Nitiwul, has come under heavy criticism over his comments on the government’s proposed 24-Hour Economy Market at Agbogbloshie.
According to Dominic Nitiwul, the decision to situate the market at the Kokomba Market is a deliberate attempt to push members of the Kokomba ethnic group out of Accra.
He alleged that other sections of the market had been left untouched while the area where Konkombas sell their yams had been marked for demolition.
Nitiwul expressed concern that structures marked for demolition by the Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) appeared to be concentrated in the section of Agbogbloshie occupied by Konkomba traders.
Speaking in a viral video shared on X, the former Defence Minister, Dominic Nitiwul, stated, “We don’t see what the Konkomba tribe has done against the government, that they have only come to the centre of Agbogbloshie where the Konkombas reside and decided to site the 24-hour market there.
“They left the side this way; they left the side behind. They left the side at the other side, but only marked where the Konkomba people are, and we feel that it is targeted at just removing the Konkombas from Accra. That’s all,” he said.
He added, “We do not believe that the agenda of the AMA Chief Executive is to build a 24-hour market because the land, the size of the land they have demarcated, is far beyond what they need for a 24-hour market.
“I have one in my constituency, he has one in his constituency, and we know the size of land they need. Why is it that only where the Konkombas are, the places that he marked? Did you observe that or not?” he asked.
The MP further added, “What did they do that you have decided to come to the centre where the Konkombas are? If you check the stretch, this bridge to that bridge, the centre is where the Konkombas are. You left all other areas and came to where only the Konkombas are, where they have their market.
“You’ve marked every store in the market to be demolished. You have also marked where they sleep to be demolished and left every other person. What crime have they committed? Are they not Ghanaians? So why? Why are they being targeted?” he said
“So, Mr President, stop your mayor. Mr President, let him stop targeting the Konkomba tribe. If you cannot help develop the market for the Konkombas to sell their yams, stop. Another president will come and do it. They are not moving tomorrow,” he said.
“It will be politically suicidal for the president to allow the mayor to touch and to do what he is thinking of doing. I will not expand on that, but we are saying that what we saw is not a good thing,” he said.
“Nobody is asking that we don’t want a 24-hour market. No, far from that. But the Konkomba yam market where they sell yam purely is totally different from the activities of the 24-hour market,” he noted.
The MP’s comments have since attracted criticism from some social media users, with some netizens saying, “Absolute nonsense. Total foolishness
Always playing on the emotions of people for political gain. Such nonsense. Some of you hate development. The hot sun and rains that they have been selling all these years is good for you. You want to keep living in filth. Nonsense”.
One X user added, “Gibberish talk from both MP’s, who only care about votes. Funny enough, if you ask them for evidence, they will be found wanting”.
A netizen added, “You are an idiot Mr. MP. The land is for the Gà people who haven’t even said anything yet.
Stop spewing the nonsense because you’re now making the Gàs angry and calling the Gà mayor of Gà people’s land to stop building and developing their land. You need not be an MP because you’re divisive!”.
One last X user added, “To think that this guy was once a Teacher & Minister of Defence shows how low Ghana is going. An Accra Mayor wants to develop a market in Accra into modern infrastructure. An MP from Bimbilla says NO! Is this the civilised way to handle the grievance of his tribesmen? Smh”.
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To think that this guy was once a Teacher & Minister of Defence shows how low Ghana is going. An Accra Mayor wants to develop a market in Accra into a modern infrastructure. An MP from from Bimbilla says NO! Is this the civilized way to handle the grievance of his tribesmen? Smh
— Kofi Agyei (@Kofiagyei24) September 15, 2026
Absolute nonsense
— Sir (@agbemekoor) September 15, 2026
Total foolishness
Always playing on the emotions of people for political gain. Such nonsense. Some of you hate development. The hot sun and rains that they have been selling all these years is good for you. You want to keep living in filt. Nonsense
You are an idiot Mr. MP. The land is for the Gà people who haven’t even said anything yet.
— Francis Tetteh (@tettehnueberger) September 16, 2026
Stop spewing the nonsense because you’re now making the Gàs angry and calling the Gà mayor of Gà peoples land to stop building and developing their land. You need not be an MP because…
This is how they insight tribal wars in the north which becomes suicidal and my dear Bimbilla people voted for this Psycho to represent them in parliament it’s a shame apuu
— McVhimguy (@DeVhimguy97241) September 15, 2026
This is long overdue, they always play stupid by using tribal sentiments to win election and it always yield results for them…. It’s about time the NPP do same.
— KENNEDY AGYAPONG JNR🇬🇭 (@NKBempire) September 16, 2026
They insult you insult back
They use tribal you equally use tribal …. As simple as that.
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