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GEXIM to commemorate Eid Al Fitr with “Eid Mart Tuesday Market”
To commemorate this year’s Eid Al Fitr celebration, Management of the Ghana Export – Import Bank (GEXIM) has announced it will be hosting the “Eid Mart Tuesday Market” on Tuesday April 9, and Wednesday April 10, 2024.
“Eid Mart Tuesday Market” is a special edition of the Bank’s popular Small and Medium Enterprises (SME) Fair dubbed Tuesday Market, scheduled to take place at the forecourt of the Africa Trade House (next to British Council in Accra) from 8am to 8pm.
The fair is expected to create a platform to showcase a wide variety of top quality Made-in-Ghana products at unbeatable prices.
Some of the very unique, and authentic products to be exhibited include food and ingredients, beverages, skin and beauty care products, textiles, apparel, garments, leather footwear to slippers and many others.
The Deputy Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of GEXIM, responsible for Banking, Ms. Rosemary Beryl Archer indicated that Eid al-Fitr is a special celebration by Muslims worldwide to mark the end of the month-long dawn-to-sunset fasting of Ramadan, and as such, it must be celebrated with the very best and finest of Ghanaian products.
“This is the fifteenth edition of Tuesday Market which coincides with the special celebration of Eid al-Fitr. Over the years, Tuesday Market has become that platform to help to stimulate the demand for local products while ensuring the quality and durability of Made-in-Ghana goods and services,” she said.
According to her, ” We will be unveiling our next line of star products at this special edition and also have specially selected products and services for the Muslim community on display.”
Over the years, the Bank has been championing the repositioning of the Ghanaian economy into an export-led one and has introduced several initiatives to encourage Ghanaians to consume locally manufactured products and services, which will ultimately lead to economic development.
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Traders, ‘Okada’ riders take over Circle pavement
• Korle-Bu CEO with staff of Nivaansh MediQas
Activities of traders and drug addicts are contributing to make the Kwame Nkrumah Interchange (Circle) area very uncomfortable and unsafe for commuters.
Day in and out, pedestrians are ‘ejected’ from the pavement created for their safety as traders preferred to sell their wares on that space.
That hinders the free movement of the pedestrians.
The small space left for the pedestrians are also shared with ‘Okada’ riders.
As if these woes are not enough for a commuter on a single day, they also have to navigate carefully to avoid clashes with drug addicts and the mentally challenged.
These people have turned the pavements into their places of abode, covering every inch of space with their wares.
Our photographer, Lizzy Okai, captures some of the unfriendly scenes the authorities must try and deal with to restore sanity to the area.
By Lizzy Okai
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NDC outlines demands before committing to Peace Pact
The National Chairman of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), Johnson Asiedu Nketia, has set forth specific conditions that the party insists must be met before considering signing the Peace Pact advocated by the National Peace Council in anticipation of the December 7 elections.
Mr. Nketia expressed scepticism about the effectiveness of past Peace Pacts, highlighting that they had not achieved their intended outcomes, particularly referencing the 2020 elections, during which eight NDC members were allegedly killed by national security operatives without accountability.
During an August 20 meeting with the National Peace Council at the NDC headquarters, Mr. Nketia detailed the certain conditions for the NDC’s participation in the Peace Pact.
The NDC is demanding that the recommendations from the investigation into the violence during the Ayawaso West Wuogon by-election be fully implemented.
They also want those responsible for election-related violence in the last election to be prosecuted, stressing the importance of justice and prevention.
The party is calling for accountability regarding irregularities in the printing of ballot papers and insists that visible measures be taken to prevent such issues from happening again.
They are also pushing for a thorough investigation into the missing IT equipment from the Electoral Commission’s (EC) warehouse, expressing concerns about the integrity of the EC’s systems and the potential bias of its staff.
Furthermore, the NDC is urging the President to publicly commit to respecting the results of the 2024 elections. Lastly, the party insists that the Peace Pact should be signed by key figures, including the Inspector General of Police, the Chief Justice, the Attorney-General, and the National Security Coordinator, before they will consider signing it themselves.
Source: Citinewsroom.com
