Following the Asantehemaa, Nana Yaa Konadu, intervention, traders in Adum on Friday reopened their stores.
On Monday, October 10, 2022, the traders, the majority of whom deal in fast-moving consumer items, closed their stores in protest of what they termed as an unfavorable tax system and the free decline of the Ghana cedi.
The closures left many traders who had traveled from near and far to Kumasi to acquire some of these things stranded and left the Pampaso and PZ sectors, thought to be the busiest enclave in the central business district, desolate.
Mr Charles Kusi, Executive Secretary to the Kumasi Business Community told the Ghana News Agency in an interview on Friday that, they were opening the shops out of respect for the Asantehemaa.
He said the Asantehemaa sent a delegation to meet the executives of the Community to rescind their decision as they engaged the government to address their concerns.
“We are reopening our shops out of respect for the revered queen-mother, but we may be compelled to close the shops again if nothing good comes out of our engagement with the government”, he stated.
Mr Kusi said the Ashanti regional Minister had also invited their leadership to discuss their concerns and that he was looking forward to a fruitful deliberation.