The ongoing construction of the Odawna Market in the Korley Klottey municipality is expected to be completed and put into operational service by the end of July, according to the Ministry for Local Government, Decentralization, and Rural Development, Martin Adjei-Mensah Korsah.
During his tour of the market, which includes a 40-seater restroom and a two-story school building facility to go along with the trading center, Martin Adjei-Mensah Korsah disclosed this.
During the tour, the Minister acknowledged the progress that had been made and pointed out certain obstacles that had prevented the project from being completed.
These include people invading the market, with one building constructed on its property, and some business owners impeding the contractor’s efforts to build walls around the market.
Mensah Korsah voiced worries about the potential for people to be harmed by the market’s frail or nonexistent walls, which present a safety risk.
He emphasized how important it is to deal with these problems and make sure the market is finished.
“Well, so we can all see that there remains a bit of work to be done in the areas where we’ve toiled, you realise that there are still some touches to be done and then the walls surrounding the market, they are either non-existent or one side looks very weak and it poses a danger because they could fall as people crowd the place. So the fear I’m expressing is that we need to work on that plus some other issues.”
“This work has toiled for about eight years, and we are determined to finish a handover end of this month. That for me is the understanding that I have of my ministry. The assembly has been informed and we are going to work around it to ensure that we indeed finish a handover.”