{"id":46217,"date":"2023-03-20T06:46:43","date_gmt":"2023-03-20T06:46:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/03\/20\/new-kejetia-market-shutdown-extended-by-one-more-week-traders-vow-to-resist\/"},"modified":"2023-03-20T06:46:43","modified_gmt":"2023-03-20T06:46:43","slug":"new-kejetia-market-shutdown-extended-by-one-more-week-traders-vow-to-resist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/03\/20\/new-kejetia-market-shutdown-extended-by-one-more-week-traders-vow-to-resist\/","title":{"rendered":"New Kejetia Market shutdown extended by one more week; traders vow to resist"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"td-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\"  alt=\"\" title=\"Kejetia market\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/1679294803_556_Kejetia-market-696x392.jpg\" data- class=\"entry-thumb lazyload\"\/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/1679294803_556_Kejetia-market-696x392.jpg\"   alt=\"\" title=\"Kejetia market\"\/><\/noscript><\/div>\n<p><strong>The Kumasi City Markets Limited, managers of the Kumasi Kejetia Market Complex, have announced an extension of the shutdown of the edifice following the devastating fire in some parts last Wednesday.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The redeveloped market was shut down immediately after the disaster.<\/p>\n<p>That decision was to last three days.<\/p>\n<p>But after an emergency meeting held on Friday, March 17, the board says \u201cthere is the need to assess the electromechanical and other safety installations as well as the structural integrity of the affected area before granting access to patrons\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>As a result, the non-affected area of the facility is to be closed down for a further one week from Monday, March 20 while the affected area is to be closed down indefinitely.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe general public is therefore advised to strictly adhere to the above measures in order to safeguard lives and property,\u201d said a statement issued by the board.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_284764\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-284764\" style=\"width: 991px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" width=\"991\" height=\"515\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/1679294803_948_Kejetia-fire.jpg\" data- class=\"size-full wp-image-284764 lazyload\"\/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-284764\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/1679294803_948_Kejetia-fire.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"991\" height=\"515\"  \/><\/noscript><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-284764\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The fire affected only portions of the market<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Meanwhile, some traders have vowed to resist this move as they claim it will affect their livelihood.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHaving sited(sic) a press release purporting to come from the Kumasi City Market board of Directors, on the opening of the Kejetia Market which have been extended for one extra week start Monday 20th March 2023, we wish to categorically state that we disagree with this vehemently.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLet no one take we traders and transport operators for granted,\u201d a press release issued by a coalition of traders associations threatened.<\/p>\n<p>They are calling for the dismissal of the board chairman.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"twitter-follow-button\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/kwame_amoh?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" data-show-count=\"false\">Follow @kwame_amoh<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Kumasi City Markets Limited, managers of the Kumasi Kejetia Market Complex, have announced an extension of the shutdown of the edifice following the devastating fire in some parts last Wednesday. 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