Archive for month: September, 2023

Stakeholders engagement on the preparation of Abbreviated Resettlement Action Plan (ARAP) held on Wednesday 13^th September,2023 at Suame Municipal Assemble Conference hall.

Suame Municipal Assembly has secured funding from World Bank under Ghana Secondary Cities Support Programme and intends to use part of the funds to redevelop Old Suame Market into Ultra-Modern Market.

As part of the programme implementation a consultant has been engaged to support the Assembly to prepare an Abbreviated Resettlement Action Plan based on World Bank Involuntary Resettlement Policy.

Mr. George Awudi the ARAP consultant met the key stakeholders of the project namely the Safeguards Team of Suame Municipal Assembly, Chiefs of the Project Area, Assembly Members of the Project Area, Project Affected Persons to discuss on the ways to relocate the occupants of the said land. This was to pave way for the occupants to relocate to enable construction work to commence.

Kropo market is one of the markets in Suame Municipality which was in a very deplorable state and lacked certain modern market facilities such as place of convenience, Police Post, First Aid Block.

As a result of the aforementioned condition patronage at the market was very low. Trading activities were not encouraging which also means that the assembly could not generate enough revenue from the market. The old structures were single storey buildings coupled with bad surface condition with no streetlights.

It was against this background that the Assembly since its inception in 2018 made efforts to revamp the market under the able leadership of the Hon. Member of Parliament for Suame, Hon Osei Kyei Mensah Bonsu and the Municipal Chief Executive, Hon. Maxwell Ofosu Boakye. Through the World Bank Facility dubbed Ghana Secondary Cities Support Program being implemented by the Ministry of Local Government, Decentralization and Rural Development supported the redevelopment of the market into ultra-modern market.

The new facilities are made up of a total of 65 Open Sheds, 130 Lockable Stores, Police Post and First Aid Block with a 20 seater water closet toilet facilities access road with streetlights. The open space is expected to be paved.   

OBJECTIVES OF THE PROJECT

1. To promote trade activities in the municipality
2. To create employment for the citizens
3. To increase internally generated funds for the assembly
4. To create more space for traders to undertake their trading activities

INSPECTION OF COMPLETED MARKET FACILITY AT KROPO MARKET UNDER GHANA SECONDARY CITIES SUPPORT PROGRAM- UDG 2. ON TUESDAY 12^TH SEPTEMBER, 2023

Suame Municipal Chief Executive and his entourage with the Consultants (AESL) and the Contractors (M/S Alhaji and Madina Company), Some Assembly Members and Market Committee Members conducted inspection on the projects prior to their handing over.

The deplorable state of the market before the intervention from the World Bank.

Before the intervention of World Bank

The state of the market after the intervention from the World Bank.

After the Intervention World Bank