Dr Bawumia Donates GHC 200,000, 1000 Cement to Kejetia Market Fire Victims
In a gesture of support, former Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has donated a cash amount of GHC 200,000 and thousands of bags of cement to the leadership of the fire victims at the Adum PZ Market in Kumasi.
This donation aims to aid in the reconstruction of their shops, which were destroyed in last Friday’s devastating fire.
The fire, which razed down hundreds of shops at the Kumasi Central Market “Bluelight”, left many traders without livelihoods. The victims, who had lost hope in the current regional leadership, appealed to Dr. Bawumia for assistance.
Victims of last Friday’s fire disaster that razed down hundreds of shops at the Kumasi Central Market “Bluelight”, had urgently made a passionate appeal to former Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, to come to their rescue, as life is beginning to bite them.
The many traders, who had lost their livelihoods to the inferno, claim all hope is now lost in the current leadership of the region, especially with the poor handling, and seeming lackadaisical approach to the situation.
Wielding placards and wearing red armbands, to register their frustrations, the victims maintain that Dr. Bawumia now remains their only hope to salvage the situation.
Former Vice President and Presidential Candidate of the New Patriotic Party, on Tuesday, visited the ‘Bluelight’ fire disaster scene at the Central Market in Kumasi, to personally access the situation and to console victims of the disaster.
The Veep’s visit to the scene, was to offer him and his high-powered delegation, to personally access the situation and, ultimately, console the victims of last Friday’s unfortunate incident which swept away shops and properties running into millions of Ghana cedis.
The former vice president, in a shaky voice while speaking to the traders, described “black Friday’s” accident as ‘disturbing” which needs urgent and tactical approach in dealing with it.
He indicated his resolve to support the victims in reclaiming their economic lives and, charged them not to engage in acts that will jeopardise efforts by authorities in finding lasting solutions to the situation.
He was accompanied by the Ashanti Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party, Bernard Antwi Boasiako, former Ashanti Regional Minister, Simon Osei-Mensah, Member of Parliament for Subin constituency and other high-profiled personalities of the party.
Source: Ghana/otecfmghana.com/Jacob Agyenim Baoteng
