Kumasi MCE orders closure of Dr Mensah Market

The Metropolitan Chief Executive (MCE) of Kumasi, Mr Osei Assibey Antwi, yesterday ordered the immediate closure of Dr Mensah Market, a popular trading centre in Kumasi.

This was after traders in the area defied the directives not to sell their goods as part of the restrictions imposed on Greater Kumasi for 14 days as part of the measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19.

The recalcitrant traders defied warnings regarding the restrictions and the MCE had no alternative but to order the immediate closure of the trading arena and asked the traders to go home.

Tour

Mr Antwi took the decision when he led a team from the Metropolitan Security Council (MESEC) to go round the various markets in the metropolis to acquaint themselves with how traders were complying with the restrictions.

He also ordered the environmental outfit of the Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly (KMA) to clean the market which was not in good sanitary condition.

The team also visited the Bantama and Race Course markets.

The MCE was accompanied by the Manhyia Divisional Commander, Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Mr Kwaku Buah, and the Kumasi Central Divisional Commander, Chief Superintendent Frank Abroakwa.

Excited

Mr Antwi was enthused about how the Race Course market women had done their own internal arrangements to make the traders come on shift basis to ensure decency.

He, however, cautioned all the 23 markets within the metropolis to strictly comply with the directives so that nobody would be dealt with as result of defying the directives.