Tensions are rising in Salaga as members of the Kpembe Development Youth group push back against a decision by the East Gonja Municipal Assembly to relocate a proposed 24-hour market.
The Assembly recently announced plans to move the project from the Salaga Senior High School (SASS) Park to an abandoned TVET school site along the Salaga–Tamale Road, citing stakeholder consultations. However, the youth group has rejected the move, insisting the original location should be preserved.
According to the group, the SASS Park site was selected after broad consultations involving key stakeholders, including the Kpembewura, and changing it now undermines that agreement and risks eroding trust in local leadership.
They argue that relocating the market away from the town centre could negatively impact accessibility and development, noting that in other areas like Damongo and Bole, such markets are centrally located.
The group is calling on authorities, including John Dramani Mahama, the Regional Minister, and the local Member of Parliament, to intervene and ensure the project remains at its initially agreed site.
They warn that failure to reconsider the decision could lead to further resistance, maintaining that the project should either remain at SASS Park or not proceed at all.
Source: citinews
