One million cedis has been granted by the government to help traders impacted by the recent fire breakout at Accra’s Kantamanto market. This payment satisfies a pledge made by President John Mahama on Monday, January 13, when he met with the merchants’ leadership.
As you may remember, on January 2, 2025, a terrible fire burned more than 7,000 stores in the Kantamanto market, causing millions of cedis in damages and leaving more than 30,000 traders in need of assistance to recover.
Chief of Staff Julius Debrah expressed the President’s condolences for the traders’ losses and promised them ongoing assistance when he presented the contribution to the Kantamanto Traders Association delegation.
He stated:
We sympathize with you for this unfortunate incident because it is worrying to lose all your investments in such a manner. The President wants you to stay strong, and as long as he is the leader, he will help you revive your businesses. When you are president, you must cater to every citizen without political divide.
As for the electric poles and transformers, we will direct the Energy Minister to take charge and fix them to help revive your businesses. To help cushion the losses, the President has directed me to donate one million cedis to the affected traders. Regarding the rebuilding of the market, the government would like to know the progress so far to decide the next line of action.
Source: Dklassgh.com