{"id":405645,"date":"2025-09-24T05:41:12","date_gmt":"2025-09-24T05:41:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2025\/09\/24\/affected-traders-at-krofrom-cry-for-support-after-demolition\/"},"modified":"2025-09-24T05:41:12","modified_gmt":"2025-09-24T05:41:12","slug":"affected-traders-at-krofrom-cry-for-support-after-demolition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2025\/09\/24\/affected-traders-at-krofrom-cry-for-support-after-demolition\/","title":{"rendered":"Affected traders at Krofrom cry for support after demolition"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"article-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.ghanaweb.com\/imagelib\/pics\/131\/13138028.295.jpg\" alt=\"According to the affected traders, the demolition was carried out without prior notice\" title=\"According to the affected traders, the demolition was carried out without prior notice\" width=\"295\" height=\"166\" \/> <span class=\"image_caption\"><span>According to the affected traders, the demolition was carried out without prior notice<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"-webkit-user-select: none; -webkit-touch-callout: none; -moz-user-select: none; -ms-user-select: none; user-select: none;\">\n<p id=\"article-123\">Some traders at the Krofrom Market in the Kumasi metropolis have expressed deep frustration following the recent demolition of their shops by an unidentified individual.<\/p>\n<p>The unexpected exercise, which occurred on Monday, September 8, 2025, has disrupted their businesses and left many of them financially stranded.<\/p>\n<p>According to the affected traders, the demolition was carried out without prior notice or explanation, leaving their goods exposed and their sources of income destroyed.<\/p>\n<p>Many are now struggling to make ends meet, unsure of when or how they will recover from the loss.<\/p>\n<p>In an interview with Otec News\u2019 reporter Solomon Nimo on Tuesday, September 23, 2025, the traders revealed that since the incident, business activity has significantly slowed.<\/p>\n<p>They said this has made it extremely difficult to meet basic responsibilities such as feeding their families and paying their children\u2019s school fees.<\/p>\n<p>The traders have therefore appealed to the Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly (KMA) and its Chief Executive, Mr. Richard Agyeman Ofori, to step in.<\/p>\n<p>They are urging the MCE to engage with the individual behind the demolition to seek compensation and to allocate a new trading space to help them rebuild their livelihoods.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>According to the affected traders, the demolition was carried out without prior notice Some traders at the Krofrom Market in the Kumasi metropolis have expressed deep frustration following the recent demolition of their shops by an unidentified individual. 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