Kejetia Market Traders Demand The Immediate Resignation Of MD

Traders at Kumasi's Kejetia Market have demanded that the facility's Managing Director, Mr. Kofi Dufour Addai, quit immediately.

That comes after a fire at the facility destroyed at least 33 stores carrying products worth thousands of Ghana cedis.

Speaking on Kumasi-based Angel FM, the Public Relations Officer of the Combined Traders Association of Kumasi City Market requested that the facility's Managing Director quit immediately.

“Kofi Duffour has to resign…they are spoon-feeding him. He has to resign, he is wicked. We have been calling him but he is not responding and we do not know his whereabouts as of now. He needs to resign because he is not resolute. All this suffering is the brainchild of the board but today, they are blaming the man.” Mr. Andrews Kwofie, PRO of the traders told Angel FM.

Meanwhile, Vice President Dr. Bawumia reopened the market to traders yesterday after it had been shuttered for three days.

“I know what worries you (traders is the lack of work), the closure of the market is really a source of worry. The fire service says they know what happened, it’s not an electrical fault, they have examined all, tomorrow the market will be opened so the business can go on”, Vice President Dr. Mahamadu Bawumia said.

Nevertheless, in his interview, Mr. Andrews Kwofie PRO of the Combined Traders Association expressed appreciation to the Vice President but asked that all Board Members quit in order for a new generation of leaders to take over market management.

“And when Kofi Duffour leaves, all the Board members shall also follow. The Board is inefficient, they can’t help Kejetia. Why is it that we traders have only two representatives on a board that constitutes eleven members”, he asked.

According to him, traders spend GHC 51, 557.48p in insurance per month to secure their goods.

“We pay for CCTV cameras, we pay for EPA and all these things are not functioning, he lamented.