• Live Radio
  • Videos
  • About
  • Contact
  • Despite Media
Ghana Election 2020
  • Home
  • Local News
  • Politics
  • Showbiz
  • Sports
  • Business
  • Opinion
  • VIDEOS
  • Media
    • Videos
    • Audio
    • Live Radio
    • Photos
  • Election 2020
Local News
 
 
 
Home Business Business News 201508

Meeting Of Secondhand Clothes Sellers Ends In Chaos

06-Aug-2015
/ Business News, Business
Email
Print
Comments 0
(0)
Comments
Share on Facebook Share on Twitter
 

AN emergency meeting demanded by members of the Secondhand Clothes Sellers’ Association, Makola Annex 2 of Tudu, Accra and agreed to by their chairman, Mr. Justice Amalai Tetteh last week ended in confusion as the chairman refused to answer questions posed to him after his address.

According to the angry members, their chairman, who has been in office for the past seven years, has refused to call general meetings which, according to their constitution, must be held thrice a year. The members also accused him of not being transparent with the finances of the association including the income from the toilet constructed by the association.

In a letter titled ‘Invitation to an emergency meeting’ dated July 14, 2015 and signed by the convener, Godwin Amanya, the members wanted the chairman to address them and answer questions on, among other issues, the general welfare of the association, the aftermath of last year’s fire which destroyed the market and the financial status of the association. He was to address the meeting on July 15.

The chairman, however, chose July 23 for the meeting and pointed out in his acceptance letter that ‘On the issues raised for discussion apart from number 4, the rest you have sent to the Bureau of National Investigation, BNI and the Economic and Organised Crimes Office, EOCO, for investigations and as a law abiding chairman, I don’t discuss matters which are under investigations’.

Mr. Tetteh’s address to the members raised tension as the agitated members continuously heckled him; responding to his morale-boosting calls of ‘unity’ with deafening shouts of ‘failure’ thereby making it impossible for the obviously embarrassed and harassed chairman to present a comprehensive and cohesive report.

Some of the issues that piqued the members most were the conflicting figures the chairman and their secretary gave in relation to what was spent to clear the debris from the market after last year’s fire incident. While the secretary said GHC12,060.00 the chairman said money spent was GHC19,900.00 which brought the angry members to their feet.

The chairman will however not budge on his decision not to discuss financial matters as they are under investigation and he will also not disclose any information about the public-private-partnership discussions going on to

rebuild the market into a modern eight- storey shopping arcade. He would also not comment on monies paid by members affected by the fire to access a MASLOC facility to re-start their businesses.

With emotions running high and unable to control the agitated and angry members, Mr. Tetteh called for police assistance to rescue him from his hostile members who continued to heckle him.

The police team of about six led by DSP Bonsu, the Accra Central District Commander was however not happy with the chairman for not pointing out two or three members who were confrontational so they could be arrested promptly and charged with offensive conduct.

The unhappy members of the association who saw DSP Bonsu’s stance as an intimidation and suppression of their right to find out about their welfare, tried to find out from him why they should be barred from asking questions; he replied that he would only answer that question if they come to his office.

According to the convener, at the meeting with the police, chaired by the Accra Central District Commander he advised them to rather use the judicial system to remove Mr. Tetteh if they were so bent on seeing his back. He warned them that they stood the risk of being arrested and prosecuted if the police got any report of any attack on the chairman be it violent or verbal, warned agitated association members.

Some members of the association, Issac Kojo Larbi and Kwame Obeng Asante also voiced their unhappiness at the position taken by the chairman and reiterated the members’ suspicion that the chairman was in cahoots with some unnamed people to frustrate them and eventually eject them from the market.

Source: The General Telegraph

 

 
 

 

Comments ( 0 ): Post Your Comments >>

Disclaimer: Opinions expressed here are those of the writers and do not reflect those of Peacefmonline.com. Peacefmonline.com accepts no responsibility legal or otherwise for their accuracy of content. Please report any inappropriate content to us, and we will evaluate it as a matter of priority.
Featured Video
Previous Post

Mining Sector Needs More Attention

Next Post

Ghana Signs $620 Million Credit Agreement With World Bank

 
 

More Stories

Growing Ghana’s Oil Reserve
AbsaBank Signals Bold Commitment To Africa With New Purpose
Convenient Payment Methods for Ghanaian Online Casino Enthusiasts
West Africa's Biggest Shopping Centre, $250 million Ghana International Mall Almost Complete (VIDEO)
Prudential Life- Celebrating 9 Years of Helping People Get The Most Out of Life
WAMI Partners EMTECH SOLUTIONS To Modernize Fintech Regulatory Frameworks Across WAMZ
Bayport MD, Akwasi Aboagye Wins Top Award At Seventh Ghana CEO Summit & Expo
Mastercard Partners Ghana Cyber Security Authority To Fight Fraud
Ghana Remains Competitive But Losing Ground To Senegal And Ivory-Coast
Next Post

Ghana Signs $620 Million Credit Agreement With World Bank

  Ghana Business News

  • General News
  • Economy
  • Banking & Finance
  • Stock Market
  • Industry/Manufacturing


 
 

Other Business News Stories

  • Growing Ghana’s Oil Reserve

  • AbsaBank Signals Bold Commitment To Africa With New Purpose

  • Convenient Payment Methods for Ghanaian Online Casino Enthusiasts

  • West Africa's Biggest Shopping Centre, $250 million Ghana International Mall Almost Complete (VIDEO)

  • Prudential Life- Celebrating 9 Years of Helping People Get The Most Out of Life

  • WAMI Partners EMTECH SOLUTIONS To Modernize Fintech Regulatory Frameworks Across WAMZ

  • Bayport MD, Akwasi Aboagye Wins Top Award At Seventh Ghana CEO Summit & Expo

  • Mastercard Partners Ghana Cyber Security Authority To Fight Fraud

  • Ghana Remains Competitive But Losing Ground To Senegal And Ivory-Coast

  • Standard Chartered Outdoors 20 Female Owned Businesses In SC Women In Technology Incubator, Cohort 3

 

 
 

Popular Videos

Kokrokoo Discussion Segment On Peace 104.3 FM (30/05/2023)

Kokrokoo Discussion Segment On Peace 104.3 FM (31/05/2023)

Kokrokoo Live On Peace 104.3 FM (30/05/2023)

Akan News @ 6pm On Peace 104.3 FM (1/06/2023)

DAWURO 30/05/23

GHANA MONTIE WITH MAC JERRY OSEI AGYEMAN on NEAT 100.9 FM (WEDNESDAY 31-05-23)

Peace FM Online and Despite Media

peacefmonline.com offers its reading audience with a comprehensive online source for up-to-the-minute news about politics, business, entertainment and other issues in Ghana

Follow us on social media:

Category

  • Home
  • Local News
  • Politics
  • Showbiz
  • Sports
  • Business
  • Opinion
  • Trivia
  • Foreign
  • Audio
  • Photos
  • Videos
  • Elections
Decision Time
Ghana Election 2020 2016 Elections
Services
Live Radio Audio on Demand Ghana Elections Advertise with Us
Useful Links
Despite Media About Us Contact Us Feedback Form Terms and Conditions Privacy
Our Brands
Despite Media UTV Peace FM Okay FM Hello FM Neat FM Peacefmonline
  • About
  • Advertise
  • Terms & Conditions
  • Contact
  • Privacy

© 2020 Peacefmonline.com - An online portal owned and managed by Despite Media

  • Home
  • Local News
  • Politics
  • Showbiz
  • Sports
  • Business
  • Articles
  • Trivia
  • Foreign
  • Live Radio
  • Photos
  • Videos
  • Audio
  • Election 2020

© 2020 Peacefmonline.com - An online portal owned and managed by Despite Media