Shops At Nii Annang Adjor Market In Ashaiman Demolished By Assembly

Shop owners at Nii Annang Adjor Market in Ashaiman on Monday morning woke up to the demolition of their shops by a task force from the Ashaiman Municipal Assembly. According to the traders who number over 500, although they had been informed of plans by the Assembly also to develop the area into an ultra-modern

chain of stores, they were not given details on when they will be moved from the area. As of the time the media got to the scene, most of them were seen trying to salvage their wares from the demolished shops as the task force officials were busily breaking into some containers and shops that were locked. Some of the

traders said that, they expected the local authorities to inform them about the exercise. They also asked us to relocate. They did not tell us where we should all go to. Where will we go now? How will we make ends meet? one of the angry traders quizzed. Another trader, who gave her name as Regina, said the assembly should

have prepared an alternative place for them to move to before carrying out the exercise. They told us they will evict us and take us somewhere else. They didn’t tell us where they will take us. We woke up only to realize that they have started destroying our shops. We appeal to the leaders, we are all not opposed to making this place better. We are only saying that you should just find us a

better place and take us there rather than leaving us here with no alternative, said Hajia Fati. Naomi, also a trader at the market, said they are disappointed that despite paying GHS 20 monthly as a security fee among other levies collected from them, the assembly could treat them this way. Officials from the assembly said that ample time was given to the traders to relocated before the exercise was conducted.