La Nkwantanang-Madina Assembly to relocate traders ahead of 24-hour market project

The La Nkwantanang-Madina Municipal Assembly has begun engaging traders whose shops are to be demolished to make way for the construction of a 24-hour market.

Municipal Engineer and Head of the Works Department, Engineer Mohammed Danjumah Ahmed, said the Assembly had met with the affected traders ahead of the planned demolition.

He explained that engineering assessments had found the existing shop structures to be below the required standards, making their removal necessary for the redevelopment project.

The proposed 24-hour market is expected to provide a more suitable trading environment and improve commercial activities in the municipality.

Meanwhile, the Head of Physical Planning at the Assembly, Akwesi Afriyia, has assured the traders that arrangements have been made for them to relocate to a market across the street.

He said the relocation would allow the affected traders to continue operating while construction works proceed.

The Assembly says the engagements and relocation arrangements are intended to minimise disruptions to the traders’ livelihoods as preparations for the market project advance.

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