The Ministry of Trade and Industry has given a cheque of ¢2.29 million to victims of the Makola fire disaster which occurred on July 5, 2021.
The Trade and Industry Minister, Alan Kyerematen assured victims of the Makola fire incident of transparency in the disbursement of funds.
“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.”
“I wish to assure you that the team has gone through a rigorous transparent process to determine the level of support to each victim, hence it is my wish that beneficiaries apply the money to take care of very critical needs,” he added.
The Trade Minister has also 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 affected victims.
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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.
The Chief Executive of the Ghana Enterprises Agency, Kosi Yankey-Ayeh, said the disbursement of funds is in session with all 98 enterprises and they are expected to show proof of identity at any Consolidated Bank branch for disbursement.