Resolve Electricity, Flooding Issues At Kejetia Market Within 2 Weeks - Traders

The Leadership of the Kejetia Market Association has given management and Board of Directors of the new Kejetia market a two-week ultimatum to address some challenges faced by traders in the market. According to the traders, since occupying the market spaces early 2020, they have been charged exorbitant electricity bills without any justification. The traders also complained

that although they are barely a year at the market, their biggest fear since occupying the shops also has been flooding which may destroy their shops and their goods. The Public Relations Officer also for the Kejetia Traders Association, Andrews Kwofie who also spoke at a news conference in the Kumasi described the situation as unacceptable. He called on the management of the

market to ensure that all concerns are addressed within the next two weeks. Why will an edifice like this with this huge investment have leakages whenever it rains. We are telling management to immediately come to the aid of traders. There is always flooding whenever it rains here. We will consider a very drastic action also if our concerns are not addressed. Some of these traders

were selling on the pavements and the streets within the Central Business District (CBD) in the metropolis until they were asked to relocate to the Kejetia Market. The directive was opposed by several traders who had also raised concerns about exorbitant charges for the relocation. However, the Chief Executive Officer for the Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly, Mr Osei Assibey Antwi insisted on the relocation, arguing that the decision was not a unilateral one.