The Member of Parliament for Akuapem North, Sammi Awuku, has called on the government to take proactive measures to curb the frequent market fires across the country.
The lawmaker advised the government to implement the recommendations from previous investigations into similar fire outbreaks to prevent recurrence.
He made the remarks on the floor of parliament on Monday, March 24, 2025.
He was commenting on the fire outbreak that destroyed several shops at Adum, Kumasi, in the Ashanti region.
He stressed that investigations are conducted after such disasters; the failure to implement their findings has allowed market fires to remain a recurring issue.
“Now we have Adum on our hands. Not too long ago, we had other places. What are we doing as a people to also help correct some of these structural issues? The earlier report of some of these incidents, what happened to it? How did we deal with the structural issues that came up?
“How are we taking steps to ensure that other markets are also not affected? And very soon, you will also be approaching the dry season after this rainy season and you are likely going to face some of these issues,” he indicated.
By: Rainbowradioonline.com/Ghana
