The government of Ghana has pledged to rebuild the Kantamanto market into a multi-purpose modern facility to enhance businesses of used clothes dealers and other traders.
This was announced when a delegation led by Rev. Opoku Afreh, Chairman of the Kantamanto Traders Association met with Deputy Chiefs of Staff Stanislav Dogbe and Nana Oye Bampoe Addo, Legal Advisor to the President, Marietta Brew Oppong, and other Presidential staff at the Accra International Conference Center on Thursday.
At the meeting, the government donated GH¢1 million to support the victims of the fire that ravaged the Kantamanto Market in Accra on January 2, 2025.
The donation fulfills a promise made by President John Dramani Mahama when the Kantamanto Traders Association, representing 13 groups, visited him shortly after he assumed office.
The Chief of Staff, Julius Debrah, who presented the donation on behalf of the President assured the traders of the government’s commitment to rebuilding the market into a modern, multi-purpose facility designed to improve trading activities and ensure better safety measures.
He expressed sympathy for the traders’ losses, highlighting the need for collaboration in redesigning the market to allow better emergency access and enhanced security to prevent future occurrences.
“There is hope. The President was elected to solve problems and he is ready to help devoid of politics,” he stated.
Rev. Opoku Afreh expressed gratitude for the government’s support on behalf of the affected thirteen association groups of Kantamanto market.
He bemoaned the scale of destruction, noting that over 7,000 shops were destroyed, including large sums of money in sales and bales of goods worth millions of dollars.
