The Presiding Member of the Asante Akyem Central Municipal Assembly, Hon. Samuel Ohemeng has responded to the leadership of GPRTU, insisting that until the permit is obtained genuinely, the Assembly will not allow the construction of any structure at the GPRTU arena in Konongo.

Hon. Samuel Ohemeng said that the Transport Union has no mandate to construct pavilions and that, the Assembly has already initiated talks with investors for the construction of market stalls.

Commenting on the issue, the Chairman of the Konongo GPRTU, who doubles as the Dumase Adontihene, Nana Kwaku Ababio stated that the Assembly has no land at the Transport Union’s arena and is, therefore, suggesting that the plans to develop the area through Public Private Partnership are a complete hoax.

“We shall conform to the processes to obtain a permit to continue, but will not succumb to any encroachment on our land, we have land titles and other documentation to prove ownership,” Nana Kwaku Ababio mentioned.

He also challenged the Assembly to produce documents that prove their ownership.

However, citizens have raised concerns over the development, and have pleaded with the Assembly to desist from oppressing the GPRTU on its intended pavilion construction.

The Konongo lorry station has been without sheds for more than 20 years and this is a situation that compels customers of the transport union to linger in rain and sunshine.

The construction of pavilions by the GPRTU sought to address the challenges faced by the transport union when completed.