Traders who have moved from the Old Market in the Upper East regional capita, Bolgatanga to the New Market have said they are not ready to move back to the old market.
This comes days after the Municipal Chief Executive of the Bolgatanga Municipality, Ameyuuri hinted plans by the Assembly to decongest the new market by moving some traders back to the old market.
But speaking to A1 Radio’s Christopher Asima on “Reporters Visit”, traders selling their wares on the shoulders of the road in the old market said the old market does not present conditions that are favourable to their wares and customers and therefore are not ready to leave anytime soon.
A yam seller who spoke to Christopher indicated that “there is no space in the old market so we are not willing to move there anytime soon. For here, there is space and in the dry season we can store our wares without any fear of them been rotten because there is enough space”.
He further indicated that trucks and cars that come to the market to off load goods find difficulty enter the old market as compared to the new market which has accessible roads.
He, however, indicated that the Assembly has not officially informed the traders of the proposed decongestion.
Meanwhile, traders in the old market have backed the proposal by the Assembly to decongest the new market. According to them, moving their colleagues from the new market to the old market will be a major boost for the market which has suffered neglect for a very long time.
source:a1radioonline.com
