{"id":390298,"date":"2018-01-10T17:03:43","date_gmt":"2018-01-10T17:03:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=390298"},"modified":"2018-01-11T05:17:43","modified_gmt":"2018-01-11T05:17:43","slug":"release-our-seized-wares-traders-plead-with-ama","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2018\/01\/release-our-seized-wares-traders-plead-with-ama\/","title":{"rendered":"Release our seized wares – Traders plead with AMA"},"content":{"rendered":"
Some traders from Accra have appealed to the\u00a0Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) to release their goods which were seized during the recent decongestion exercise in the capital.<\/p>\n
They trooped to the premises of Citi FM<\/strong> on Wednesday to complain about what they also described as unfair treatment from the AMA.<\/p>\n The traders showed receipts from the AMA, which they said were issued, granting them permission to sell on the streets of the Metropolis.<\/p>\n “We pay 50 pesewas all the time. We have packed a lot of tickets,” one of them said.<\/p>\n Thus, they accused the city authorities of bad faith after the seizure some of their wares.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Mercy Zadake, who led the traders, told Citi News <\/strong>that she and her colleagues were pleading they be at least given their\u00a0goods back.<\/p>\n “We are pleading with the government. They should have pity on use. We\u2019ll even come and carry our things ourselves,” she said.<\/p>\n “They [AMA] seized our wares and take them to thier office. They should have been patient. It is so frustrating to get them [our wares] back even if you are fortunate enough.”<\/p>\n “We pay our tolls regularly so they should please let us be or how else will we pay our children\u2019s school fees. These are not small [school] fees. How am I going to pay?” she pleaded.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The Metropolitan Chief Executive of the AMA, Mohammed\u00a0Adjei Sowah, on Monday led a team of officers from the Assembly, including\u00a0metro guards and police officers, to clear hawkers off pavements in the metropolis.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n