The Kumasi Metropolitan
Assembly (KMA) has taken steps to halt trading activities in the Kejetia Lorry
Terminal to pave way for the construction of the proposed modern market to
begin.
The Assembly, as at
Monday morning, had barricaded almost the entire market to prevent further
trading activities in the market.
According to the Public
Relations Officer of the Assembly, Mr. Godwin Okuma Nyame, the exercise follows
relocation plans agreed upon with the leadership of the various trading
association of the market.
He said prior to the
exercise, several announcements were made to inform the traders of the impeding
exercise.
He however denied citing
any court injunction stopping them from carrying out the relocation exercise.
The relocation and
subsequent closure of the market, which begun some weeks ago, has meanwhile
incurred the wrath of some displaced traders who were locked out of the market.
It would be recalled
that some traders of the market have for some time now opposed the announcement
and plans to redevelop the market and has embarked on a number of
demonstrations to protest this decision.
However, officials of
the Assembly, in series of media interviews had maintained that the delays in
the relocation exercise could likely stall progress of work, given that the
contractors had moved to the grounds to carry out
preliminary works for the first phase of the project to begin.
Chairman of the Kejetia
Traders Association, Kwabena Obeng, noted that the exercise had been carried
out in defiance of the laws of the country.
He said a court
injunction has been served on the Assembly ordering on the ongoing relocation
exercise being carried to be halted, until the concerns of the traders were
addressed.
He said the leadership
of the market would quickly convene to plan their next line of action against
the Assembly.
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| A close view of the Kejetia Terminal, in Kumasi |
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