In an exclusive interview with The Chief
Executive for Twifo Atti-Morkwa, Bossman Osei – Hyiamang Jnr. disclosed that he
is not ashamed to be imprisoned since he was ensuring that his people get their
fair share of development. He was grateful to the Prison officers for their
support shown to him whiles serving is contempt of court sentence.
He noted that his crime was to see that the
traders transact their businesses in the new market that was constructed over
12 years ago by the EU. Apparently most traders especially women refuse to
trade in that market due to a superstitious believe that the god of a river
will not allow females to cross the river during the market days.
However the DCE succeeded in demolition the old
market for the traders to move in the new market where there is a police post
and a fire service station. Hence some traders decided to take the DCE to court
for forcing them out of their old market. At the first case the court ruled in
favour of the DCE but the traders went for appeal.
The court on August 21, this year, ordered a
bailiff to effect a service on Hyiamang in connection with a case involving the
demolition of the Twifo-Praso market, which the Assembly was to undertake but
was challenged at the court by one Alhassan Suleiman.
The court learnt that the bailiff went to the DCE
to give the service document to him, but did not meet him and was informed that
Hyiamang was at the market.
When he followed up and attempted to give the
document to the DCE, he refused to collect it and moved away.
According to the bailiff he approached the DCE
for the second time with the document and when he refused to collect it, he was
compelled to place it beside him as the law demands and this infuriated
Hyiamang who rained insults him.
The DCE was last week jailed 14 days by a
Cape Coast High Court for contempt of court.
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