Summon Trade Minister Over Trade Fair Demolition — Minority Demands
The Minority caucus on the Trade, Industry and Tourism Committee of Parliament want the Minister of Trade and Industry summoned before the House to provide answers for the recent demolition at Trade Fair.
The caucus intends to achieve this through the filing of an urgent question.
Some days ago, structures of some companies were demolished to pave the way for the Trade Fair Company to redevelop the area.
The firms demolished include that of a popular journalist, Raymond Archer.
Speaking to Citi News after visiting the site where the demolition took place, Ranking Member of the Trade, Industry, and Tourism Committee, Emmanuel Armah Kofi Bua, described the exercise as simply unjust.
“Look at the control panel over there, it is completely on the ground and everything here is destroyed and it is very sad. And if you listen to the chronology of events, they [companies operating at the premises of Trade Fair] had gone to court and the court put an injunction on any destruction of property until the matter is resolved and there was a decision made. The injunction was lifted and they went back to court and so the court processes have not ended and it means that as citizens, they still have the complete right and this is completely unjust”.
The Ranking Member indicated that they will file an urgent question to summon the Trade and Industry Minister to come and explain why this was done.
“We are not going to end this matter. We are immediately going to summon the Minister of Trade to come to Parliament to explain and answer questions on why this was done and we will follow up from there.”
The Member of Parliament for the Tamale Central constituency, Inusah Fuseini who was at the scene also said the people who did that lack compassion and are wicked.
“We came with you to see the level of destruction and to understand the lack of compassion of those who did this. And having seen this, I believe the people who carried out this had no soul and they are wicked people and impure humanity in them”.
---citinewsroom