A Cape Coast High court on Friday ruled for the demolition of the Kotokuraba market to pave way for the construction of an ultra-modern market in the Cape Coast Metropolis.<\/p>\n
The market was supposed to have been demolished on October 1 but due to a motion of stay of execution filed by eight aggrieved traders of the market, the process delayed.<\/p>\n
The Omanhene of the Oguaa Traditional Area, Osabarima Kwesi Atta II, pleaded with the court to allow him to amicably settle the case out of court but his intervention did not materialize since the plaintiffs failed to sign the settlement report.<\/p>\n
[contextly_sidebar id=”VLdIxvusTcQsZdjAiVMuF5BZ1tpF06Dx”]There was joy and excitement when the Court presided over by Justice Kwesi Dapaah ruled for the demolition of the market since many people in the metropolis were eager to see the construction of the ultra-modern market.<\/p>\n
In his earlier submission, Kwadwo Tuffour, Counsel for the eight aggrieved traders, made claims of unbearable economic hardships coupled with other health related issues that his client were bound to face should the market be pulled down, adding that the traders have consequential rights to a befitting place to do their businesses.<\/p>\n
On his part, Harry Hayford, Counsel for the defendants, cited numerous effects, some of which include huge financial loses to the Government of Ghana, waste of time and disappointment to the people of Cape Coast should the court stop the contractors from continuing with the construction of the ultra-modern market.<\/p>\n
The Judge, Justice Dapaah, by the submissions put forward by both counsels ruled that the Assembly could demolish the market after midnight of December 19th 2014, if they met all the conditions of the court.<\/p>\n
Some of the conditions to be fulfilled were that, each of the applicants and the members of the Concerned Traders Association shall be given a written alternative note in the ultra-modern structure, also each of the applicants shall be handed the keys to their stores in not less than seven days.<\/p>\n
Justice Dapaah in his ruling noted that though the traders stood the chance of facing hardships, the greater of it would be on the defendants and that the hardships of the plaintiffs were only temporal, adding that the project would benefit a large number of people in the Cape Coast Metropolis including the plaintiffs themselves.<\/p>\n
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Source: GNA<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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