The Federation of Kumasi Traders Association has endorsed the Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly (KMA) Chief Executive Richard Ofori Agyeman Boadi’s order aimed at decongesting the Kumasi City Market, popularly known as the Kejetia Dubai Market.
On December 1, 2025, the KMA boss ordered all unauthorized traders operating at the entry points and canteen areas of the Kejetia Market to vacate the premises immediately, with enforcement measures scheduled to begin the following day.
Speaking on Ghanakoma morning show on Akoma 87.9fm in Kumasi with Sir John, on December 2,2025, Nana Akwasi Prempeh, Chairman of the Federation of Kumasi Traders Association, expressed support for the Assembly’s move of decongesting the city.
“We, the leadership of the Federation of Kumasi Traders and its members, the Combined Kejetia Traders Association and its affiliate groups, fully endorse the KMA Mayor’s initiative to decongest the Kejetia Market.
“Our planned closure of the administration block to the management and staff of KCML, initially scheduled for today, December 2,2025, has been suspended due to the Mayor’s prompt response to our petition,” he stressed.
He observed that the market’s fourteen entrances are heavily congested, restricting access within the market.
Nana Prempeh stated, “The market’s fourteen entrances are currently occupied and congested, hindering accessibility within the market and depriving traders with approved permits of their sales, while exposing them to high security risks.”
By Benjamin Aidoo
