Deember 6, 2021
BY PROBLYN J. ALPHA
The National Commission for Social Action (NaCSA) has in collaboration with the Koidu New Sembehun City Council formally launched the Gbense Fish Market rehabilitation project at a ceremony held at the Sierra Leone Traders Union Kono office in the municipality of Koidu.
According to the NaCSA Community Driven development programme Manager, Patrick Lebbie the project came awake the cry of the Market women through the first lady Madam Fatima Bio Jabbie which prompted the Central Government to contract NaCSA for the rehabilitation of the aforesaid facility at the Gbense Market within the City of Koidu. Lebbie said, NaCSA has already awarded the project to a senior contractor who is now awaiting the Market women to temporarily move from the fish market for the commencement of the work.
The drainage system within the Gbense Market the NaCSA Community driven Development programme Manager, Patrick Lebbie said, is the most challenging part of the short term three billion Leones rehabilitation project. He therefore called on the Council and traders to render their support towards the successful implementation of the project.
Dilating on the importance of the Gbense Market in Koidu City, the Mayor of the Koidu New Sembehun City Council, His Worship Komba Sam said, the importance of the newly launched fish market rehabilitation project cannot be over emphasised as it will in no doubt add values to the Koidu main market of Gbense and the Municipality upon completion.
Mayor Sam further assured the fish market women of his stringent supervision role to ensure that other traders are not allowed to occupy their various locations as they move in order to give the contractor chance to do the rehabilitation work.
On his part, the interim Chairman of the Sierra Leone Traders Union (SLTU) Kono Branch, Osman Fofanah on behalf of the traders expressed thanks and appreciation to all and sundry, particularly the Central Government through the first Lady and the Mayor of Koidu City for their lobby power to secure support to undertake the rehabilitation project. He therefore pledged their total commitment towards the smooth implementation of the project.