Allocation of stores: confusion rocks kejetia as traders struggle to get keys

A section of traders, especially Central Market traders were left stranded at the new Kejetia Market as they struggled to get their keys and allocation of the stores.
The Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly (KMA) on July 15, 2019 begun the allocation of stores at the new Kejetia Market to traders.
According to the assembly reports, 1,500 traders had already been catered for under the first phase of the allocation exercise.
The Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly had fenced part of the Central Market to pave way for the construction of the 2nd phase of the Kumasi Central Market project.
The assembly has also ordered some traders who trade at the Central Market to vacate by the end of January 2020 since the contractor is moving to the site.
On May 2 , 2019, President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo cut sod for the commencement of Phase 2 of the redevelopment project of the Kumasi Central Market and the provision of associated infrastructure, but work is yet to take off.
The contractor, Contract a Construction Ltd, UK, had not secured the right of access to the site despite all his efforts. The slow process in relocating traders at the Kumasi Central Market by Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly (KMA) delayed the commencement of Phase 2 of the market’s redevelopment project for more than five months.
Following the directives of KMA concerning the construction of the 2nd phase of the Central Market project, scores of Central Market traders stormed the Kejetia Market to receive their keys.
Some stranded traders expressing their grievances to media said, “We came here (Kejetia Market) yesterday but the assembly failed to give us the keys to our allocated stores”.
According to the traders, “We are ever ready to move from Central Market to Kejetia Market to do our business but KMA keeps delaying us”.
Meanwhile, Chairman of Concerned Central Market traders Mr. Frank Antwi urged the traders to exercise patience and complain all their concerns to the complain desk to deal with the issues accordingly.
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