Sellers of Abolo, a local steam food made from corn dough at Kpong, in the Upper-Manya Krobo District of the Eastern Region are alleging that a group of people are extorting money from them under the guise of registering their activities.
They have therefore asked state authorities to help conduct investigation into the issue.
A group made up of three women and two men are charging fees ranging from GH₵ 70.00 to GH₵ 200.00 , two bottles of schnapps and malt before one is allowed to sell Abolo or fried fish popularly called “one man thousand” along the stretch of road on the Kpong-Atimpoku-Akosombo.
“Apart from that, one is required to pay a monthly fee from GH₵ 50.00 – GH₵C120.00 and it is the self acclaimed leaders who determine who to sell at the roadside,” a leader of the sellers told the Ghana News Agency.
Abolo, which is a local delicacy, is the main business of young women at Kpong and Atimpoku along the Akosombo highway and is a major economic intervention, which provides income to more than 1000 people.
By: Kasapafmonline.com/Ghana
