Kejetia traders annoyed over high electricity tariffs, threatened to shutdown business next 2 weeks
The Kumasi Kejetia Traders are going to close down their shops in the next 2 weeks to stage a massive demonstration over the high electricity charges at the facility.
Joseph Marfo 
The new Kumasi Kejetia traders in the Ashanti region are annoyed and poised to shut down their businesses over the high cost of electricity at the new market.
The traders at a news conference today said, the cost of electricity at the facility is extremely high which of course is eating up their revenues.
Nana Prempeh, leader of the traders, addressing the press revealed that the big Kejetia Market of about 7240 stalls uses one metre.
New Kejetia Traders
According to him, the situation undoubtedly has led to the high electricity Tariffs at the market.
He said leaders of the traders have managed to acquire some metres from the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) to fix in each of the shops, however authorities of the Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly (KMA) have not given them approval despite many meetings with them.
The issue he claimed has infuriated his people since they can no longer afford to pay the high electricity charges.
Lamenting on related concerns, Nana Prempeh told SN24 News that, the non-functionality of Kejetia lift, non-functionality of Kejetia Gas also regular flooding of the market is affecting businesses.
For this reason, they are going to close down their shops in the next 2 weeks to stage a massive demonstration over the high charges.
Joseph Marfo, Kumasi
