{"id":408947,"date":"2018-03-11T18:27:32","date_gmt":"2018-03-11T18:27:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=408947"},"modified":"2018-03-12T12:06:23","modified_gmt":"2018-03-12T12:06:23","slug":"traders-around-nana-addos-home-given-ample-time-to-vacate-govt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2018\/03\/traders-around-nana-addos-home-given-ample-time-to-vacate-govt\/","title":{"rendered":"Traders around Nana Addo’s home given ample time to vacate – Gov’t"},"content":{"rendered":"
The government has defended the directive from National Security for traders and residents close to the Nima residence of President Nana Akufo-Addo to vacate the area, stating that the evictees were given enough time to leave.<\/p>\n
A statement from the government said “extensive consultations were undertaken between the Office of the President, National Security, and the traders and artisans, before the implementation of this decision.”<\/p>\n
[contextly_sidebar id=”CiywEOxmzlHDLlKNTB26uMUQIrcI27jH”]”It is completely false that only a week\u2019s notice was given to the traders and artisans to move from their current location. Indeed, the leadership of the artisans and traders requested for a six-week grace-period from National Security, beginning from the last week of January 2018, to enable them move. Clearly, this request has been met.”<\/p>\n
The statement also noted that the compensation packages were provided from the President’s own pocket.<\/p>\n
“President Akufo-Addo has taken the view that the national purse should not be burdened on a matter such as this, and has gone on to pay these compensations from his personal resources,” the statement explained.<\/p>\n
On Friday, the government faced some criticism after reports emerged that\u00a0traders and residents had been given up to Thursday [March 15] to pack out of the area.<\/p>\n