Chief Executive of the Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly, Richard Ofori Agyemang Boadi, is optimistic of completing the second phase of the Kejetia Market redevelopment project in two years.

The project which stalled for some months, is now progressing steadily as contractors work to install and erect critical installations and infrastructural equipment at the facility.

Speaking on the sidelines of his tour to some schools during the BECE in Ashanti Region, Mr. Boadi Agyeman disclosed that the government has assured of releasing funds by July 2025 to complete the market project.

“We are expecting to have some releases from the central government by July. I am sure that once that is done, the project will be completed in the next two years and will be handed over to the good people of Kumasi for use,” he noted.

The local chapter of the Ghana Union of Traders Association has requested the early completion of the market and other stalled markets in the region, including the over-a-decade-old abandoned Krofrom market.

Mr. Boadi noted that plans are advanced to re-award the Krofrom market project to a single contractor as against the previous decisions that saw multiple contractors on the same project.

With these arrangements in place, the city mayor is convinced the market would be completed in 2028.

“Very soon we will re-award the Krofrom market project to one contractor. Unlike in the past where it was given to at least five contractors, whose works were not even aligned and coordinated. We will give the contractor a feasible timeline for completion,” he assured.

Mr. Agyeman Boadi also revealed plans to locate a spacious area to develop a facility that would accommodate more trading activities in the metropolis as part of efforts to decongest the Central Business District.