Nana Yaa Fowaah, Queen of Yam sellers at the Kumasi Central market has said she will sue one Hawa Abdullah, popularly known as Hajia for using her office to access funds without her knowledge.
Hajia, who is the Queen of Alata samina sellers at the Kumasi Central market has said Wednesday at the Akoma FM/Onua TV Peoples’ Assembly at the GNAT Hall in Kumasi that, government has given all market women monies to expand their businesses.
She explained the money was coming in trenches and some were going to receive their own next week.
But responding to the issue Thursday on the same programme, Nana Fowaah who has been appointed by the Asantehemaa to oversee all the markets in the kingdom said she received several calls from the market women after Hajia’s comments yesterday with blames of taking monies on their behalf without getting their share.
She noted the market women had to secure places for themselves through struggles at the Racecourse market during the relocation, after which they have received not even a penny from government.
For someone to then say they have been given money for many to assume she has kept it all by herself according to Nana Fowaah, is an indictment on her integrity, leaving her with no option than resorting to the law court to purge herself.
Captain Smart, cohost of the show invited Hajia to clarify the claims which Nana Fowaah is denying knowledge of.
“We formed a union and we were given money. We called all our leaders and told them Nana Addo and Chief of Staff, Maame Frema Opare, have asked us to write our names again for another money.
“The book was sent to Kejetia so even the security personnel filled some because it is government money and belongs to us all. The groups were there at the Central market. 150 yam sellers are part and they can all attest to it. Just last week we shared money and the remaining 1,200 people would get theirs tomorrow Friday. It’s a loan.”
But in her response, Nana Fowaah said “what you’re saying is news to me. The said association you’re talking about is not known to me. When the NPP came, they called us to Central Market and spoke to us but as we speak, we know not nothing. I was pained when I heard it yesterday because I the leader know nothing about it. I will go to court. Because you can’t use my name to take money I know nothing about.”
By Felix Anim-Appau|Onuaonline.com
