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Kumasi Mayor to resolve electricity issues at Kejetia Market

By Ayisah Foster || Contributor
Business & Finance Kumasi Mayor to resolve electricity issues at Kejetia Market
JUN 27, 2022 LISTEN

The Metro Chief Executive for Kumasi, Hon Samuel Pyne says he is working on a better plan to help resolve issues about electricity and the acquisition of ECG meters for traders at the Kejetia markets.

Hon. Hon Pyne assured traders to remain calm as the team he has put together finishes with all procurement requirements that would enable them have individual meters at the trading enclave.

Hon. Pyne noted that he had to ensure that the processes leading to the acquisition of meters were transparent to ensure everyone is satisfied.

He stressed that it is better to follow due process which is transparent than to allow people with selfish ambitions and interests pull through with shady deals.

"Upon assumption of office I decided not to allow anyone or group of persons to coerce or force me to do anything that was shady so I have done a comprehensive work to address electricity and the acquisition of meters for traders at Kejetia and you would soon see a solution to the ongoing matter because procurement process are almost done", the Mayor stated.

DISCLOSURES

The KMA mayor disclosed that an earlier plan was shown to him upon assumption of office but indicated that the deal was murky.

Hon Pyne noted that he was not ready to allow anyone to shortchange the traders and government with any opaque deal in acquiring meters for the shops and stalls at Kejetia.

The Mayor said he decided to get a team to evaluate all of the issues at hand and find a better way of handling same.

These measures, he noted were done to ensure arrears owed by traders would be catered for before individual meters were advanced to traders.

"I am not sure the early plan shown me would have resolved matters because in there was some shady attempts to milk the situation and the traders", Hon Pyne disclosed.

ASSURANCES

The Kumasi Mayor said the procurement process was almost done and it will pave way for the Assembly to find ways to allocate about 7,000 meters to traders at the enclave.

He noted that a payment plan would also be outlined to enable traders pay to have the meters the Assembly is seeking for.

The Mayor also noted that the monies owed by traders for using the post-paid general meter at Kejetia would be addressed for payments to be made to the Electricity Company of Ghana, suppliers of power to the market.

"I am so committed to ensuring a permanent solution is found to the ongoing issues so as to allow our traders go through their routine activities without hindrances while ensuring that monies owed ECG for power already consumed is paid for", the KMA Mayor intimated.

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