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Regional News from Saturday, January 19th, 2019
Source: www.ghanaweb.com
2019-01-19
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Market traders from Bantama Market to Kumasi were very supportive of the Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly for what they described as inhumane treatment inflicted by the Assembly.
Angry traders expressed dissatisfaction with the KMA's "illegal" attempt to demolish the Bantama market without a formal agreement with them.
According to the traders, a meeting was held on December 20, 2018 with the Bantama traders' executives, chaired by KMA Metropolitan Engineer David Ameyaw, to discuss the demolition of the market. of its redevelopment.
The subway engineer told them that each store owner would pay 60,000 cedis to keep his store after the redevelopment.
This, the Bantama traders have called "killer price" because they do not understand why the Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly will charge them a fine so high to keep a store that they rightly possess .
Kwaku Agyemang, chairman of Bantama Traders, described the development as worrisome.
According to him, they received a month 's notice, which has even pbaded since their move because they have nowhere to go.
"In fact, the KMA suggests not moving anywhere else," he said.
Mr. Agyamang also disputed the payment of 60,000 GHC once the redevelopment was completed to maintain a store.
He also asked why the KMA only informed them of the demolition and redevelopment of the Bantama market verbally, without any form of agreement.
According to him, this is not the way to go.
He revealed that all attempts to get the KMA to solve the problem properly were still bearing fruit. He further called on Asantehene and the government to intervene in this case.
On Thursday, January 17, traders questioned in a bailey also contested the mortal price of 60,000 GHC for a store after the redevelopment of the Bantama market.
They want the Assembly to consider paying them less, such as the redeveloped Asawase market where each store costs 8,000 GHC, the 20,000 GHC Atonsu Market store and the Tafo market where each store is 20,000 GHC.
These led traders to wear a red strip to express their dissatisfaction with the KMA's decision to ensure that the authorities formally document all the details on which they must agree prior to implementation. of the project.
The traders therefore threatened to launch a mbadive protest if the city authorities withdrew their call to put in place an appropriate measure before the project began.
Efforts to talk to the KMA engineer, Mr. David Ameyaw, have been unsuccessful.
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