The Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly has given assurances the Atonsu Market Reconstruction Project in Kumasi is still on course despite stalled work at the site.
Demolition of the existing structures to make way for the commencement of the project hit a dead-end a month ago after the traders threatened a naked demonstration to halt the exercise.
The market women who at the time spoke to Ultimate Radio expressed fears they would be cheated and would not be offered stalls at the completion of the market.
However speaking to ultimate radio, public relations officer of the metropolitan Assembly, Godwin Okumah- Nyame indicated that dialogue with the traders had so far proved fruitful.
He said a consultant for the project had begun taking details of the traders so they become the priority for any allocation of stalls in the yet to be built market.
“After that database is completed, the team will sign an MOU with the traders so that after the construction, they will be the first people to be allocated the stalls at Atonsu,” he assured.
He added that the assembly is bent on carrying out its demolishing exercise in the coming days.
