Saturday, March 29, 2025 7:54 am
Abubakar Hashim
The Sewa Ground market, named after the popular Sewa river, that originates at the border of Guinea in the north, and terminates at the estuary of the Sherbro river in the south, is strategically located in the central business district, a walking distance to all financial institutions, business entities, corporate bluechip companies, and a stone’s throw to the State House, where President Bio works and receives foreign dignitaries.
The construction work is fraught with a heap of controversies, to the extent that it became a distaste and an eyesore to people’s anxiety and expectations.
It is now a reality, credit to Arc Abel Onomake, CEO, Ideas Limited, an architectural guru and a development consultant to NASSIT.
Sewa market is bankrolled by the country’s social security entity, known as NASSIT. It is conceived as an investment portfolio, that has the expected potential to blossom into a profit-making and empowerment arena for the country, particularly for women, who constitute over 51% of the population and currently litter the streets of the capital, Freetown, hawking assorted items.
Why Sewa Market is Crucial to the Economy
No doubt, the market is crucial to the economy as it will boost trade in all assorted commodities.
It will create thousands of direct and indirect jobs for many youths
It will ease the flow of traffic in the congested streets of Freetown
It will eventually turn around the economy
A big relief to the government, people and even foreign nationals resident in Sierra Leone
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