The Ministry of Trade and Industry has presented a cheque of ¢2.29 million to enterprises that were affected by the Makola fire disaster early this year.
Presenting the cheque, the Sector Minister, Alan Kyerematen, reiterated government’s support for Ghana’s informal trade sector, saying, he had tasked the Ghana Enterprises Agency to liaise with other key stakeholders, particularly the Ghana Union of Traders Association (GUTA), Accra Metropolitan Association (AMA) and the National Disaster Management Organization (NADMO) to determine liquidity relief support for the affected victims.
“In all, 98 victims were identified as having suffered levels of losses as a result of the unfortunate fire incident. The government has therefore released an amount of ¢2.29 million to be disbursed to these victims. This support we believe will go a long way to mitigate the adverse effects on your businesses as a result of the fire incident”, Mr. Kyerematen said.
In view of that, the Chief Executive of the Ghana Enterprises Agency, Kosi Yankey-Ayeh, revealed that the disbursement is in session with all 98 enterprises expected to show proof of identity at any Consolidated Bank branch for disbursement.
The presentation of the cheque was made in the company of the President of GUTA, Dr. Joseph Obeng; Mayor of Accra, Elizabeth Sackey; Director-General of the National Disaster Management Organization (NADMO), Nana Agyemang Prempeh, CEO of the Ghana Enterprise Agency, Kossi Yankey, among others.
