KAKATA, Margibi County – Marketeers in Kakata, Margibi County on Monday furiously protested over the long-delayed in the completion of the renovation of the Kakata Market by the Ministry of Agriculture under its Smallholder Agriculture Productivities and Commercialization Project (SAPEC). Report by Yawah Y. Jaivey, ContributorThe market renovation cost at US$290,749.18 is being funded by the African Development Bank (AFDB) and implemented by the Bong Infrastructure Limited construction company. The renovation work got underway on May 15, 2019 with duration of 10 months but has since delayed, thus triggering the marketers’ protest in demand for the immediate opening of the market despite being incomplete. He requested the marketeers to grant this office the period of one week, adding that within the space of that one week, a positive update surrounding the long-delayed in the completion of the renovation of the Kakata Market will be made known to them. Blackie, however, debunked the Kakata’s marketers’ allegation that the renovation work is yet to reach 65% completion, noting that the project was at 85% and could be completed before the end of November 2020.

Source: Front Page Africa October 21, 2020 06:33 UTC