The Takoradi Market structure has become a death trap to most traders in the market.
Traders say the structure begun fallen apart in the last six years, in cases had fallen on those trading in the outer lane of the Takoradi market circle.
The Takoradi market circle happens to be the most organized market circle in Ghana. The beautiful market edifice in Takoradi which is geographically situated in the middle of Takoradi has been admired by most tourists who visit the Sekondi- Takoradi Metropolis.
The Takoradi market circle happens to be the most organized market circle in Ghana. The beautiful market edifice in Takoradi which is geographically situated in the middle of Takoradi has been admired by most tourists who visit the Sekondi- Takoradi Metropolis.
The Takoradi market was built in the early 1960’s and in the late 1973 the top structure was built according to the expansion plan of the then city authorities to accommodate the growth in the trade population in the Sekondi- Takoradi Metropolis.
Almost forty (40) years on, the Takoradi market has not seen any major rehabilitation works on the whole structure and as it stands now the top structure has begun of the fallen apart
Almost forty (40) years on, the Takoradi market has not seen any major rehabilitation works on the whole structure and as it stands now the top structure has begun of the fallen apart
treating the lives of traders in the Takoradi market.The pillars holding the top stores has developed serious cracks with some sections of the same wall fallen off. The yellow rope you see tying the broken pillar is said to have been done by the city guards in the Takoradi market.
The market women who were initial reluctant to speak to the news team with the fear of being ejected from their stores later told Ennimil news that they have logged complain to the metropolitan authorities several times in the last six years and they have come round to access the situation for themselves yet nothing has been done about it.
According to traders in the Takoradi market, the assembly keeps asking them to repair the broken walls themselves if not they should vacate the stores for the assembly to repair it.
When Ennimil News contacted the Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolitan Assembly, the PRO for the assembly who spoke to the news team off camera only noted that the assembly is aware of the situation at the Takoradi market circle.
The situation as captured by our lenses of our cameras at the Takoradi market circle is very horrific and traders say it’s getting out of hand each day as city authorities sit unconcern.
Perhaps we all wait for the day it will fall and kill someone before we sit up and do something.
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