The government has spent about GH¢5 million on providing amenities at the Adjen Kotoku Onion Market to ensure that the place is conducive for traders.
The Ga West Municipal Chief Executive (MCE), Clement Wilkinson, said the amount was used for the construction of sheds, paving of the ground, installation of streetlights and the construction of washroom facilities and a mosque.
Part was also used to secure an additional parcel of land for the expansion of the market.
Mr Wilkinson disclosed this to the Daily Graphic after an inspection tour at the market on March 27, 2022.
Before the relocation, the MCE said, only two sheds had been erected at the market, “but now we have added 12 sheds, making them 14 in total,” he said, adding that that alone cost about GH¢1.5 million.
The project is being sponsored by both the assembly and the Greater Accra Regional Coordinating Council (RCC), so I cannot tell exactly how much has been spent on each project, but I know that in total about GH¢5 million has been spent,” Mr Wilkinson said.The tour was to inspect ongoing projects and also get first-hand information on the challenges confronting traders at the market.
The Daily Graphic, about a month ago, published an article about its observations on the plight of the traders, more than six months after they had been relocated from Agbogbloshie to Adjen Kotoku in Ga West.
The publication highlighted the inadequate amenities and limited sheds in the Onion Market.
In the publication, the traders complained about limited washroom facilities, outdoor lighting and lack of potable water, a mosque and storage rooms.
During the tour by the MCE, it was observed that the assembly had begun the construction of a mosque at the market, scheduled to be completed in six months.
It had also connected pipe-borne water to the market, a development which had significantly improved the water situation for the over 1,000 traders.
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