KEJETIA STORES NOT YET ALLOTED-KOJO BONSU

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A group of Assembly members have accused the Kumasi Metropolitan Chief Executive, Kojo Bonsu and his aide of allocating some 20 thousand stores at the ongoing Kejetia Lorry Terminal redevelopment project to some market women at the cost of 25 thousand Ghana Cedis.

 However, a recent visit to the site by a cross-section of journalists in Kumasi and some of the relocated traders has revealed that no stores have been built at the terminal. 

Currently, contractors executing the project are polishing the floors on which the stores will be erected.

The Kejetia Lorry Terminal redevelopment project forms the first phase of the holistic Kumasi Central Market redevelopment project.

 On completion, the new two-storey Kejetia Terminal will have modern facilities including lorry terminal at the ground floor, about 20 thousand shops and stores and ancillary facilities. 

The Yam Queen at the Kumasi Central Market, Nana Yaa Foriwa, who was present at the site, condemned the politicization of the Kejetia project and asked residents of Kumasi to discard rumors that tend to sow confusion among various trading groups who were affected by the relocation. 

The Chairman of the Central Market Committee, Daniel Ankomah called on those who claim to have made any payment for the allocation of stores at the new Kejetia Lorry Terminal to show proof of such a transaction. 

He emphasized that biometric registration of the traders are still ongoing. 

It is therefore erroneous and misleading for anyone to claim that he or she has been allocated a store at the yet to complete Kejetia Lorry Terminal Project.

The Kumasi Metropolitan Chief Executive, Kojo Bonsu described the accusation of extortion of 25 thousand Ghana Cedis each from some market women for store allocation in the ongoing Central Market-Kejetia project as false, saying, it was engineered to tarnish his hard-won image in the Ashanti Region.

 He said there is no way he could allocate those stores when the Assembly has not reached the allocation stage. 

Mr. Bonsu has thrown an invitation to anyone who has any information about any alleged payment to come forward and assist with investigation.

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