NADMO says new Kejetia market is safe for operations

Mr. Jorge Javares De Almeida (left), project director of the construction company Contracta, explaining a point to Mr. Eric Nana Agyemang Prempeh (2nd from the left), during a tour of the project of the Kejetia market. Mr. Assibey Antwi (right) and Mr. Emmanuel Danso, Contracta consultant, are among the people looking for a candidate.

The National Disaster Management Organization (NADMO) has certified that Kejetia's central market project, almost complete, was safe at the beginning of its operation.

However, the organization still has not issued a certificate of operation to the Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly (KMA).

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NADMO General Manager Eric Nana Agyemang Prempeh said this when he undertook a final project visit to Kumasi with the KMA's Metropolitan Executive Director, Mr. Osei Assibey Antwi; Mr. Kwabena Senkyere, Regional Coordinator of NADMO, and members of the Ghana Fire Department.

He indicated that the facilities in place were of an international standard.

Mr. Agyemang Prempeh pointed out the many exit points, the location of police and fire stations, clinics, the installation of security cameras, smoke detectors, l & # 39; abundance of fire extinguishers and water outlets, and said the new market fulfilled all the conditions for it to work.

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He stressed the need to inform traders about new additions to the market to ensure correct usage, and indicated that NADMO was ready to partner with the KMA to hold sensitization workshops at the company. The intention of traders.

Simulation exercises

Mr. Assibey Antwi stated that although the building is ready for use, police and fire departments have not yet conducted any simulation exercises to determine their level of preparedness. to ensure safety and security in the new market.

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He added that the badembly also had several contacts with merchants who worked on the streets leading to the market and gave them time to move the streets to their designated markets in the metropolis.