TheMayor of Accra, Elizabeth Kwatsoe Tawiah Sackey, has opened a refurbished shed at the 31st Makola market.
The rehabilitation of the dilapidated structure which began two years ago is expected to accommodate some 665 traders and ease congestion in the Central Business District (CBD).
Speaking at the ceremony on Friday, 29 July 2022, Chief Executive of the AMA, said the rehabilitation of the shed at the Makola market would help create more space to accommodate traders who have encroached on pedestrian walkways and the streets.
She assured that the Assembly would rehabilitate all the sheds in the markets as part of efforts to transform the markets in Accra.
She reiterated the Assembly’s commitment to redeveloping the market and called on stakeholders to come on board and help make the markets more convenient for traders.
President of the 31st Makola Market, Christiana Laryea, in her address, expressed her heartfelt gratitude to the Mayor and the AMA for rebuilding the market shed and urged traders on the streets and pavements to relocate to the market.
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