[ 2021-03-14 ]

Ghana risks losing €258m earmarked for the 2nd phase of Kejetia market
The refusal by traders in the Ashanti Regional
capital, Kumasi to evacuate Kejetia market to pave
way for contractors to start work on the phase two
project of the market will lead to the loss of
millions of cedis.

“Ghana risks losing the over €258 million loan
apportioned for the project because the
benefactors might terminate the contract if the
project continues to delay which sends signals
that we are not serious as a people and we are not
ready to receive the market”, Regional Minister,
Simon Osei Mensah hinted

The Minister has therefore sent a stern warning to
recalcitrant traders refusing to abandon the
Kumasi Central market for contractors to redevelop
the place as a five-day ultimatum by the Regional
Security Committee (REGSEC) ends on Sunday, March
14, 2021.

Chairman of the Ashanti Regional Security Council
(REGSEC) cautioned traders whose shops will be
affected by the Kejetia Phase 2 Project that they
will have themselves to blame if their goods are
destroyed before Monday, March 15.



Speaking over the weekend on a local radio station
monitored by MyNewsGh.com, Mr. Simon Osei Mensah,
reminded the traders to leave the place as soon as
possible.

“By Monday dawn, all the earmarked spaces will
be cleared, affected shops and sheds will be
demolished so by that time if you still have your
goods in your shops, then you will have to blame
yourself because I can assure you that we won’t
leave any stone unturned”, the REGSEC Chair
reiterated earlier notice.

According to the Regional Minister, the delay of
the Phase 2 project is worrying explaining
affected traders are to bear with city authorities
and abide by the relocation guidelines to fill all
the empty peripheral markets dotted across the
metropolis and other assemblies to make way for
the redevelopment of the project.

Source - MyNewsGh.com

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