Kumasi’s Combined Central Market Traders Union has issued a one-month ultimatum to the government to direct contractors to resume work on Phase Two of the Kejetia Market Redevelopment Project.
The traders have warned that if action is not taken within this period, they will take to the streets in mass protests. They’ve also threatened to dismantle barricades and return to trading in the unfinished market.
Speaking to the media on April 14, Union Director of Operations, Daniel Otuo Acheampong, highlighted the ongoing challenges faced by traders since being relocated in 2021 for the project. Many traders moved to the Racecourse site but are grappling with poor roads, inadequate sanitation, security concerns, and dim lighting—issues that have resulted in decreased customer traffic.
In addition, traders still at the old market site are facing flooding, bad sewage odors, and waste issues from nearby areas like the Aboabo Lorry Station and Alabar.
Acheampong also revealed that Vice President Professor Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang had assured the Union that Phase Two would resume in March 2026, but that promise has yet to be fulfilled.
The Union suspects the delay may be tied to funding issues, urging the government to release funds from the escrow accounts for Phase One at Fidelity Bank and Yaa Asantewaa Rural Bank to move the project forward.
The traders are firm in their demand that the government act swiftly and ensure that work resumes by the end of May 2026. If the deadline is not met, they say a massive demonstration will follow.
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