The ultra-modern Kejetia Market has been without insurance since November 2021, according to Nana Prempeh, chairman of the Petty Traders Association at the market.
He also asserts that despite the building housing a fire station, the facility lacks a current fire certificate.
The head of traders cautioned that in the event of any disaster, both traders and tenants of the facility risk losing their investment. The interview was shown on Abusua Nkomo, hosted by Kojo Marfo and watched by MyNewsGh.com.
“We all wish well for the Kejetia Market but it seems some people are against this. It is the wish of some of us that the market flourishes so people can come and by our goods and services but we can see some people don’t want it that way”
“Kojo, I am telling you, the Kejetia Market has no insurance cover now. Our insurance expired last year November 2021 till date nothing has happened to change that even though as trader’s we are charged insurance” he revealed.
“We have been paying insurance of a little above GHc51, 00, but the managers of the facility have failed to renew the place” he alleged.
Shockingly the market which has a Fire Station manned by the Ghana National Service(GNFS) has no fire certificate too.
“All our fire sprinklers are not functioning and just imagine if something bad like fire happens” , he wondered.
“We don’t have even proper fire certificate, can you imagine this” , he emphasized.
The traders are unhappy with the Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly (KMA) and the Board and Management of the Kejetia Market as they claim their only interest is to milk traders dry.
They are therefore calling for a proper accountability and management of the facility.
The Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly has not been available for comment.