The government has given an amount of 1,000,000 cedis to traders help impacted by the new fire flare-up at the Kantamanto market in Accra. This gift satisfies a commitment made by President John Mahama during a gathering with the initiative of thetraders on Monday, thirteenth January.
It will be reviewed that on second January 2025, a staggering fire obliterated north of 7,000 shops at the Kantamanto market, bringing about misfortunes adding up to large number of cedis and leaving more than 30,000 merchants dependent on gifts for recuperation.
During the presentation of the donation to the delegation of the Kantamanto Traders Association, Chief of Staff Julius Debrah conveyed the President’s sympathy for the traders’ losses and assured them of continued support.
We sympathise with you for this unfortunate incident because it is worrying to lose all your investments in such a manner. The President wants you to stay strong, and as long as he is the leader, he will help you revive your businesses. When you are president, you must cater for every citizen without political divide.
As for the electric poles and transformers, we will direct the Energy Minister to take charge and fix them to help revive your businesses. To help cushion the losses, the President has directed me to donate one million cedis to the affected traders. Regarding the rebuilding of the market, the government would like to know the progress so far to decide the next line of action.
