'Mr President, stop your Mayor from targeting Konkomba tribe' – Nitiwul questions Agbogbloshie demolition

Bimbilla Member of Parliament Dominic Nitiwul has accused the Accra mayor of singling out the Konkomba community in plans to demolish parts of the Agbogbloshie market to make way for a proposed 24-hour economy market.

Mr Nitiwul questioned why the planned demolition appeared to focus on the section of the market predominantly occupied by Konkomba traders while other parts were being left untouched.

“What did they do that you have decided to come to the centre where the Kokomba are?” Nitiwul asked.

He said the section between the two bridges had been marked for demolition, pointing out that the area where the Konkombas operate their market was at the centre of the affected stretch.

“If you check the stretch, this bridge to that bridge, the centre is where the Kokombas are. You left all other areas and came to where only the Kokombas are, where they have their market,” he stated.

According to the MP, the demolition markings extend beyond shops to areas where some traders reportedly sleep, while other sections of the market remain unaffected.

“You’ve marked every store in the market to be demolished, you have also marked where they also 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.

Mr Nitiwul appealed to President John Dramani Mahama to intervene and prevent the Accra mayor from going ahead with what he described as the targeting of the Konkomba community.

“So Mr President, stop your mayor. Mr President, let him stop targeting the Konkomba tribe.

“If you cannot help develop the market for the Kokombas to sell their yams, stop. Another president will come and do it. They are not moving tomorrow,” he said.