President Akufo-Addo Commissions New Market Complex In Oda – Africa.com
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo commissioned a new building in Birim Central Municipality in the Eastern Region amid an ecstatic crowd of chiefs and people of Akim Oda The ultra-modern Akim Oda market.
In September 2021, a raging fire razed the old and dilapidated market to the ground, hundreds of sheds and merchandise were destroyed, and many hardworking traders were displaced.
The project is being built with support from the District Council’s Common Fund as part of the US$100 million Ghana Secondary Cities Support Program (GSCSP).
This is one of the projects supported by the World Bank and is being implemented exclusively in 25 cities in Ghana under the Urban Development Grant (UDG).
The modern market block consists of multi-storey buildings built around the four corners of the market and houses more than 250 lockable shops and other facilities such as clinics, banking halls and nurseries.
President Akufo-Addo expressed his appreciation for the work of the Regional Assembly Mutual Fund Secretariat and its Chief Executive, Irene Naa Torshie Addo.
Distributed by APO Group on behalf of the President of the Republic of Ghana.
