Takoradi market demolition begins today

The demolition of the market circle in Sekondi-Takoradi in the Western Region will commence today, May 3, 2021.

The demolition exercise follows calls for closure of the market to pave way for the commencement of the redevelopment project.

According to the Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolitan Assembly, security personnel will be stationed at vantage points to prevent the traders from entering the market to conduct trading activities.

The Public Relations Officer (PRO) of the Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolitan Assembly, John Laste in an interview with Accra based Citi TV, said the security forces will be there to ensure no trader engages in business at the designated place.

“We hope that the security forces will be in as early as possible but unfortunately for security reasons, I cannot tell you the time they will there,” he said.

“They are to be there to assist the traders to remove their wares from the market and also to prevent the traders from engaging in any business at the market.”