Asantehemaa Nana Afia Konadu III has expressed fear over the majority meter challenge at the New Kejetia Market that has precipitated a stir between market board and the merchants.
This improvement was revealed by one of the 68 queen moms at the Kejetia Market, Adwenehemaa Nana Grace Agyei Darko.
Speaking on Akoma FM’s present affairs and political present GhanAkoma Tuesday, January 24, Adwenehemaa, to wit queenmother of Mad fish sellers, at Kejetia and central market revealed that the sluggish tempo at which the board of the market and administration are treating the meter points at Kejetia has been a headache to the Asantehemaa.
She, therefore, referred to as for the necessity to expedite processes to mitigate the rising rigidity at the market.
She added that “there are sixty eight queen mothers [market leaders] who have been appointed by the Asantehemaa so we work in the capacity and powers of the Golden stool; the Queen is really worried about the several issues at the market topical among them is the single meter the over seven thousand shops are hooked onto so the KMA mayor and the market management must sit up and resolve this issue once and for all”.
There are over 7,000 lockable shops contained in the Kejetia market and all these shops are connected to one meter, so at the tip of the month the sunshine payments are shared among the many merchants, a state of affairs the merchants have since vehemently spoken towards.
They demand every store ought to have its meter.
The single meter is the principle explanation for the latest energy lower at the market as a result of the dealer’s plea for separate meters appears to have fallen on deaf ears.
They additionally determined to resist cost of service expenses and lightweight payments therefore the piled-up gentle invoice to the tune actually of over GH¢4.6 million.
By Nana Asenso Mensah|Akoma FM|3news.com|Ghana
Source: 3news.com
