Onion sellers at Gomoa Dominase within the Central Region have made a plea to authorities to make provision for social amenities within the market square.
The traders are seeking social amenities for the construction of street lights, public restrooms, access to potable water, and speed ramps to lower the speed of motorists using the Kasoa -Winneba Highway and avoid more deads of their members.
The request comes a year after the onion sellers were relocated from the Agbogbloshie market by the Greater Accra Regional Minister, Henry Quartey.
Following the evacuation, some onion sellers moved to Gomoa Dominase in the Central Region while others relocated to Adjen Kotoku in the Greater Accra Region.
They revealed this when the Greater Accra Regional Minister, the AMA boss, and the Central Regional Minister visited them a year after their relocation.
“The route is too narrow for us, so if they can build a bus stop for us, the drivers will have a place to park instead of having to stop on the main road to let passengers off’’, they said.
The Central Regional Minister, Justina Marigold Assan, also vowed to work hard to build public restrooms and other amenities for them.
“We are asking the wealthy and affluent individuals to join forces with local assemblies such as the district regional assembly, so that we may construct an ultra-modern market for the onion marketers’’, she added.
Additionally, Henry Quartey promised to equip them with 30 street lights, and 20 light poles, and to work with Madam Marigold and the Department of Highways to build speed ramps on the road to lessen accidents in the area.
“We believe that daily blessings will come our way, and I’ll meet with Justina Marigold Assan to discuss the speed ramp problem’’ he assured.