The Combined Kumasi Central Market Traders Union has issued a one-month ultimatum to the government to ensure the resumption of work on Phase Two of the Kejetia Market Redevelopment Project.

The union has warned that failure to meet the deadline will trigger massive demonstrations, with leaders threatening to pull down barricades and return to trading in the uncompleted facility.

Speaking to the media, the Union’s Director of Operations, Daniel Otuo Acheampong, highlighted the difficulties traders have endured since their relocation in 2021 to pave the way for the project.

He explained that traders moved to the Racecourse site are facing poor road networks, inadequate sanitation, weak lighting systems, and insecurity—factors that have significantly reduced customer patronage.

Meanwhile, those still operating in parts of the central market continue to battle flooding, foul sewage odour, and excessive waste from nearby areas such as Aboabo Lorry Station and Alabar.

Mr. Acheampong also disclosed that Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang had earlier assured the union that construction would resume in March 2026, but that has yet to happen.

He noted that delays may be linked to funding challenges and called on the government to release funds from escrow accounts tied to Phase One of the project, reportedly held at Fidelity Bank Ghana and Yaa Asantewaa Rural Bank, to enable contractors to return to site.

The union stressed that authorities must act before the end of May 2026 or face a large-scale protest by aggrieved traders.