By: Kwamina Bamfo-Agyei
The Chief of Cape Coast
Osabarimah Kwesi Atta II has pleaded to the High Court Judge in Cape coast to
pardon the Metropolitan Chief Executive for Cape Coast Priscilla Arhin of
contempt.
In the month of October
the concerned traders of Kotokruba market appealed to the High court to place
an injunction on the construction of the market pending certain facilities are
provided at the temporary market for the traders before the demolition of the
old market can be carried out.
Despite the court
injunction the assembly headed by the Metropolitan Chief Executive for Cape
Coast Priscilla Arhin withdrew the services of the security guarding the market
and fenced a portion of the market preventing traders from selling their goods.
Some of the traders had to remove their goods from the stores and sell on the
street while others have refused to go to the temporary market because of
complaining that the temperature in the shed is very high due to the metal they
used to construct the shed.
For the intervention of
the Osabarimah Kwesi Atta II she could have been sentenced to jail base on
contempt of the court. However she was asked to write an undertaken of
restoring all services she withdrew. Some of the traders were happy with the
decision of the court.
Just last month The District Chief Executive for Twifo
Atti-Morkwa Bossman Osei – Hyiamang Jnr. was jailed 14 days by a
Cape Coast High Court for contempt of court.
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