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16 Apr

Kejetia Traders Allegedly Assault 2 ECG Staff

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Some traders at the Kejetia market in Kumasi on Monday allegedly assaulted two workers of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG). The victims who are yet to be identified were said to be part of a revenue mobilisation team who visited the market. The General Secretary for the Public Utility Workers Union (PUWU) Michael Nyantakyi confirmed the incident on Adom FM’s morning show, Dwaso Nsem Tuesday but was silent on the extent of injuries. Unhappy Nyantakyi said this is not the first time ECG staff have been assaulted in their line of duty and raised concern about their safety. “It is quite unfortunate for…

17 May

Kejetia Market Plunged Into Darkness For Days Over GHS5.4M Debt To ECG

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Power has been cut off to the Kejetia Market in the Ashanti Regional capital for over one week, affecting trading activities in the major commercial hub. The market facility owes the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) 5.4 million cedis in bills. Vendors of perishable goods at the market have been the most impacted, since the lights went off on Tuesday May 9, 2023. Managers of the market claim traders have not paid for the power to enable them make payment to ECG. But the traders say they have settled all outstanding debt paid on monthly basis to the managers of…

12 May

Total Darkness As ECG Cuts Power To Kejetia New Market

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The Kumasi Kejetia New Market in the Ashanti Region has been taken off the national grid by the Electricity Company of Ghana bringing trading activities at the facility to a halt. The Electricity Company of Ghana on Tuesday cut power to the facility over outstanding debt. A trusted source at the facility disclosed to OTEC News Jacob Agyenim Boateng that, the market owes GHC5.9 million arrears to the ECG company. Traders at the market however accused management of refusing to pay the bills to ECG leading to the disconnection. A visit to the market on Thursday May 11, 2023, showed…

11 Nov

VIDEO: Wontumi Takes Over Kumasi Streets

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Scores of traders and shop attendants at the new Kejetia and Central Markets on Tuesday morning mobbed the Ashanti Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) as he stormed the arena to campaign for Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo. As early as 9am, Chairman Bernard Antwi Boasiako who was seated in a Toyota Pick-up truck stormed the two adjoining markets in grand style. Sharing t-shirts and anti-COVID-19 items such as hand sanitizers and nose masks while seated on top of the van, the regional chairman caught the attention of the traders for 3 hours. Later at a meeting with market…