Mr Anthony Bruce Bodjah, a Retired Principal Community Development Worker on Tuesday appealed to the Ministry of Health to develop a realistic plan that would improve upon the conditions under which market women sold foodstuffs and other consumables.
He said after 52 years of independence most market women sold food items
on the ground and under unsanitary conditions which made it easier for the food to be contaminated with bacteria.
Mr Bodjah suggested that the ministry should consult engineers for designs and exhibit them for the market women to make a choice otherwise; they would reject structures which were uncomfortable for them.
"If that happens, the structures would be white elephants and that
would be a liability to the state," he added.
Mr Bodjah said there was the need to consider using local
materials for the construction to create employment for the youth.
He said the structures should be well arranged to facilitate the work of tax collectors.