Kejetia flood; Greedy selfish authorities cause of our woes, we'll forever resist incompetent CONTRACTA's work - Angry traders
The organiser revealed that the association is set to seek legal advice from its lawyers to take the necessary steps.
Joana Somiah 
Angry traders at the Kumasi Kejetia have blamed political authorities for the recent unfortunate incident that occurred at the New Kumasi Kejetia market that led to the destruction of many properties.
Following Thursday's heavy downpour, their anger sparks flooded almost the entire Kejetia from the down floor up to the last floor. The flooding which affected over five hundred (500) stores led to the destruction of many properties worth an unspecified amount of money.
Speaking to Soireenews Ashanti Regional correspondent, members of the Combined Kejetia Association blamed the main cause on authorities who give out projects to incompetent contractors.
According to them, these authorities instead of involving all stakeholders before contracts are given to supposedly right persons, do it solely, out of greed and selfishness. The angry traders said these authorities take such steps only for their selfish percentage gains.
They said the act has been causing a lot of damage to every project on Kumasi's contract.
Chairman of the Combined Kejetia Traders' Association, Mr Michael Kwabena Fosu popularly known as MK who spoke to Soireenews said the CONTRACTA company which undertook the Kejetia project did a very shabby work which deserves him no other contract.
He said that Kejetia was not properly planned by the contractor hence the current flooding challenge.
But to his dismay, the Brazilian company has been given other contracts such as the Kejetia phase two project, the Kumasi airport project and another contract at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital.
"It's my heaviest cry that this contractor who doesn't consider the lives of precious people in Ghana is going to kill all of us one day should he continue with his works without any proper checks.
"We were convinced to move from the old Central Market to this new Kejetia to save ourselves from the numerous disaster challenge we were facing. But I tell you, my brother, this new place has become very worst. We will continuously resist the works of this incompetent CONTRACTA until the right thing is done."
Madam Patricia Acheampong, an organiser for the Combined Kejetia Traders' Association adding her voice said traders are usually embittered by the rate at which subsequent governments take them for fools without considering their well-being.
She shockingly revealed how authorities had been comparing the traders to pay insurance that does not benefit them but the authorities.
"Never did we ever knew that we were paying insurance that does not benefit us, but the authorities. How can you make us pay insurance that does not cover us but the room we rent and you the rentee?" She quizzed.
The organiser revealed that the association is set to seek legal advice from its lawyers to take the necessary steps.
Nana Peprah, Ashanti
