The Ghana Union of Traders Association (GUTA) has asked the government to help its members who suffered big losses, estimated in millions of cedi, in the Makola Shopping Mall fire outbreak.
A fire outbreak erupted at the Makola Shopping Mall in Accra on Friday night, destroying 200 makeshift structures. Thankfully, no casualties were recorded, but the cause of the fire is still not in the know.
Joseph Tetteh-Pardi, GUTA’s Director of Communication, made this plea as the association assessed the damage on Monday.
“The fire has caused enormous damage. Many have lost their capital, over GH¢200,000 or more. We urgently call on the government to assist those affected,” he stated.
Mr. Tetteh-Pardi also spelled out that the Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) should get involved in helping the affected traders. “We are here to get firsthand details about the extent of the damage so we can determine how to help them,” he said.
Many have received this distinctively. Some casted blames on the market women themselves citing that the frequent fire outbreaks in our markets are due to carelessness on the part of the traders. Others sympathized with them and pleaded with the government to come to their aid as soon as possible.
