Speaker orders investigation into market fire outbreaks.

The Speaker of Parliament has directed a joint committee on Defence and Interior, as well as Local Government, to investigate the recent spate of fire outbreaks in markets across the country and report back urgently.

This directive follows a devastating fire at Adum, which resulted in the loss of properties worth millions of Ghana cedis.

The Speaker tasked the joint committee to thoroughly examine the causes of the fires, particularly those in markets such as Kantamanto, Asafo, and Kejetia, among others.

They are to look into these market fire outbreaks, determine the causes, and possibly recommend appropriate remedies for adoption by the House. The committee should submit its report in the first week of the second meeting,” the Speaker directed.

Voice of Amoako Asiamah