Traders Take Over Streets Near The Tema Market

Traders have left designated sheds, invaded the streets near markets Tema Metropolis impeding vehicular and pedestrian movement. Mr. Charles Kobina Amos, the Coordinator of Tema markets in an interview said at the Tema on the Wednesday noted that the assembly was concerned about development. He said, What traders are doing now is to sell on the street especially along

the road that links to the Presbyterian Church to Ghana Commercial Bank meanwhile lots of them have shed in the market but prefer to sell on on the streets rather. He explained that some of the traders offloaded their wares from big trucks parked along the road which blocked and caused human and vehicular traffic on that stretch of road and according to Mr. Amos, the assembly had

created a satellite market at the Twedaase park, where the the traders without sheds at the main market were expected to ply their trade but decide to sell on the road instead. We have put a a signpost and have also made demarcations as to where they should be and they must use the main and satellite market in order to keep the city clean, he said. Mr. Amos said the TMA has directed the traders to vacate the streets immediately to avoid

any unforeseen accident their actions may cause. He said, The assembly will not wait for trouble before we respond so they must go because, where they are now we don’t know what could happen. Within a twinkle of an eye, there could be an accident. He said for the past weeks the assembly has pleaded with them to leave but their pleas had fallen on deaf ears, therefore we will go-round with the van to engage them for the last time before applying force to evacuate them.