Cheddar Visits Kantamanto Fire Victims, Donates GH¢50K: "This Is A Small Token From Me"

Cheddar Visits Kantamanto Fire Victims, Donates GH¢50K: "This Is A Small Token From Me"

  • A video of the founder and leader of the New Force, Nana Kwame Bediako, on a visit to traders at Kantamanto after the inferno has surfaced online
  • Cheddar donated a whopping GH¢50,000 to the victims of the accident and called on Ghanaians to help rebuild the market
  • The traders, although devastated by their losses, were relieved after receiving the donation

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Nana Kwame Bediako, founder and leader of the New Force Movement, has visited the victims of the Kantamanto fire outbreak.

Cheddar, the first presidential candidate in the just-ended elections to visit the market after the incident, made a wholesome donation of GH¢50,000.

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Nana Kwame Bediako donates to support victims of Kantamanto fire. Image source: Nana Kwame Bediako
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Kantamanto caught fire on January 2, 2025. According to eyewitnesses, the incident occurred at dawn during a power outage.

It is unclear what caused the fire, however, it ravaged the market, destroying goods worth millions of cedis belonging to traders who sold there.

In a video signed by YEN.com.gh, the New Force leader sympathised with the incident's victims and promised to help them rebuild the market.

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He also called on Ghanaians to aid the affected victims with any form of support.

Nana Kwame Bediako's gesture was well received by the traders, who were still counting their losses at the time of his visit.

They thanked him profusely for the cash donation and appreciated his concern after the incident.

Watch the video below:

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Source: YEN.com.gh

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Jessie Ola-Morris (Human-Interest Editor) Jessie Ola-Morris is a Human Interest editor at YEN.com.gh. She has over three years of experience in journalism. She graduated from the Ghana Institute of Journalism in 2022 with a Bachelor's degree in Communication Studies. Her journalism career started with myjoyonline.com, a subsidiary of The Multimedia Group Limited, where she worked as a writer. Jessie also previously served as a multimedia journalist for The Independent Ghana. In 2024, Jessie completed Google News Initiative News Lab courses in Advanced Digital Reporting and Fighting Misinformation. Email: jessie.ola-morris@yen.com.gh