KMA SUSPENDS PARTIAL ROADS RE-OPENING OF KEJETIA TERMINAL

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The Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly, KMA, has suspended indefinitely the much publicized partial re-opening of the roads to and from the newly built Kejetia terminal complex.

 Last week, the KMA issued a statement through the media announcing its decision to clear part of the temporary fence around the project to allow motorists use the premises as a thoroughfare ahead of the Christmas festivities from yesterday, 16th of this month. The plan, the KMA explained, was to avert escalation of the human and vehicular congestion and any possible negative consequence on life and property during the yuletide. 

Speaking to Ashanti Today in Kumasi, the Public Relations Officer of the KMA, Godwin Nyame, noted however, that officials of the Assembly encountered an undesirable situation around the terminal complex last Saturday when they went to assess the readiness of the place for the partial opening of the roads when traders and hawkers invaded the place. 

The situation, according to Mr. Nyame, was enough 'indication of the public’s lack of appreciation of the intentions and decision of the Assembly.' The indefinite suspension of the planned partial re-opening of the Kejetia roads is therefore to enable the KMA and its officials to undertake further and enhanced public awareness creation about the intention to allow vehicular passage through the new project. 

The KMA’s PRO insisted that, the schedule was 'never to open the Kejetia terminal complex for use for business as was misconceived by the traders and hawkers who trooped to the project vicinity last Saturday wanting to acquire spaces for themselves to continue with the businesses.'

 He said the KMA had scheduled an emergency meeting today, Monday Dec 17, to take a definite decision on the matter and the way forward towards creating a congenial atmosphere for everyone, whether as a resident, trader, hawker or visitor to go about their normal lawful business before, during and after the festivities. 

Mr. Nyame has therefore urged members of the public to be patient with the Assembly to devise pragmatic means of addressing their concerns.

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