News:
June 17, 2013
Member of Parliament for Damago, Adam Mutawakilu says it is extremely strange that the last few fire outbreaks at markets in recent times only happen when President John Mahama is out of the country.
According to him, it appears that whenever the President has marketed Ghana on the international scene during a visit and is coming home with good news to be talked about by everyone, he is invariably met with such negative news, and in that event taking attention off the president.
The MP was contributing to a discussion on the recent occurrence of market fires on Metro TV’s Good Morning Ghana show on Monday.
Yesterday parts of the Kumasi Central Market was gutted by fire destroying property worth millions of Cedis and coming only days after the Agbogbloshie and Kantamanto markets suffered the same fate.
Hon. Adam Mutawakilu stated that the timing of the occurrence of the recent market fires makes one believe that it is not merely a coincidence but that there is something more to it than meets the eye.
“The last time President Mahama returned to Ghana from France with good news he was met with the sad news of Agbogbloshie Market fires and just as he is expected in the country today from the UK, once again he is being met with another fire at the Kumasi Central Market, clearly this is not coincidental’’ he said.
He agreed with President Mahama that there might be some arsonist out there to make the government unpopular and defended the invitation of the American investigators who are in to probe the cause of the fire outbreaks.
Kwadwo Anim/Ghanamps.gov.gh