Dominic Nitiwul, the Member of Parliament for Bimbilla, has made a shocking allegation concerning Konkombas and plans to demolish parts of the Agbogbloshie market to make way for a 24-hour economy market.
According to Dominic Nitiwul, the exercise appears to be targeted at removing the Konkomba community from 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.
In other news, Political analyst Charles Owusu has told President John Dramani Mahama to prioritise healthcare and indispensable social infrastructure over his government’s 24-hour market initiative.
According to Charles Owusu, hospitals, schools, and water facilities are more critical to survival than markets.
Charles Owusu admitted that although the initiative may be part of the government’s broader policy agenda he insisted that district hospitals should take precedence over markets.
Speaking on a panel discussion on Peace FM’s morning show ‘Kokrokoo’, Charles Owusu stated, “Because of interest, we keep quiet when we know what the government is doing is wrong and won’t help us. You can’t survive without facilities like water, hospitals, schools, but you can survive without a market.
How can we have construction of markets as a priority? We’ve left construction of hospitals and we’re constructing 24-hour economy markets”.
“It’s okay even if it is a policy of government, but government should prioritise district hospitals over markets. We plead with the President to seek life first,” he added.
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The Member of Parliament for Bimbilla, Hon. Dominic Aduna Bingab Nitiwul, has come under heavy criticism over his comments on the government’s proposed 24-Hour Economy Market at Agbogbloshie.
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According to the legislator, the decision to situate the market at the Kokomba Market… pic.twitter.com/VtjPMFAnsB
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