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The Federation of Handicraft Producers, Sellers and Exporters (FH-PDE) provides debunked media reports that will its members have been sacked from the Arts Centre. Based on FH-PDE, its members had been still operating and it has been only the Centre of Nationwide Culture (CNC) that had been questioned by the Ministry of Travel and leisure, Arts and Culture in order to relocate to the Ghana Home to pave way for function to begin on the Marine Generate Investment Project (MDIP). “Our attention has been drawn to inconsistant information and reportage within the Marine Drive Investment Task, Arts Centre demolishing plus relocation to Kawukudi plus Dodowa on traditional plus social media. This reportage plus information that are not confirmed only help to fuel fury, panic and cause doubtfulness among players in the industry”. Addressing a news meeting in Accra, the Planner of the FHP-DE, Mr Shiny Antwi, explained that the Ministry of Tourism on Sept 20, 2017, had a ending up in the leadership of the handicraft practitioners, and that the Artistry Centre would be maintained as well as the handicraft producers would be moved to Kawukudi on a short-term basis at no cost to them. Furthermore, he said it was decided that once the MDIP had been completed, they would revert towards the Arts Centre, but upon condition that they would be able to buy the shops. “Unfortunately, the particular recent event seems to provide the false impression that the Arts Center market, including the building casing the administration will be destroyed and relocated to Ghana House and Kawukudi correspondingly. However , this is not the case since it is only the administration of the COMPUTER NUMERICAL CONTROL that is relocating to the Ghana House prior to the demolishing of the structure after January thirty, 2022”, he added. Mister Antwi asserted that the handicraft producers and dealers will be moved later only following the new site had been finished at Kawukudi and Dodowa. According to Mr Antwi, the very first phase of Kawukudi is definitely near completion after which subsequently will follow then, the handicraft producers and dealers will certainly move. He said the particular false publication about the moving of the Arts Centre offers affected the business of handicraft producers and called in the general public to disregard the details as the centre was opened up for business. The FHPDE is made up of the five organizations of traders at the Artistry Centre, namely, Production Device North (Greater Accra Handicraft Producers Association), Greater Accra Arts and Craft Sellers Association, Production Units Southern (United Craft Producers Association), Traditional Cultural Kente plus Adinkra Manufacturers and Retailers Association and finally, the Traditional Natural Dealers Association. The handicraft practitioners are self-employed entrepreneurs and women who are specific from the Centre of Nationwide Culture Accra, who are city servants.
