Businesses operate despite Mills demise

President Atta Mills

By: Derrick Mills & Awal Mohammed
The death of the President of Ghana, Prof John Evans Atta Mills on Tuesday, this week, impacted on large, medium and small scale businesses operating in the West African country.
The sad event which occurred brought a huge reduction in sales of products and services on Tuesday, but businesses have picked up after the swearing-in of the Vice President, Mr. John Dramani Mahama as the substantive President.
However, trading on the Ghana Stock Exchange (GSE) has recorded slow movement. Officials of the local bourse say trading will improve very soon.
A Cross-section of traders at the Lapaz transport station said the demise of the law Professor had affected their businesses, but not significantly. According to them, with the investiture of the new President, they hoped that things would move faster.
A mobile phone and accessory seller indicated that the market was still recovering from the shock, saying “we are expecting sound economic activities from next week onwards”.
Another trader who was in a sad mood expressed the hope that things will change in the coming days. A cosmetic seller, Madam Mercy, said “business has not really changed since the President’s death and added that his demise has not changed the face of market sales. It used to be the same even before his death.”
A visit to the Central Business District in Accra saw several retail operators in brisk business. Though some were in a sad mood, they said that sales were very impressive.
Madam Ayisha Abu, a porridge seller, also expressed regret over the demise of the President. Later, when quizzed about the performance of the market, she said they were cashing in on some good business, though not all that vibrant.
Madam Abu stated that the demise of the President did not affect her business, explaining that during the month of Ramadan (a period of fasting) most people do not buy her product during the day, but rather in the evening.
A shop owner used the opportunity to appeal to Ghanaians to remain calm in this challenging times, noting that Ghanaians must rally behind the new President to enable him implement the Better Ghana agenda.
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