Kantamanto Traders Call For Resignation Of Their Union Leaders After Fire Incident

• Several traders at Kantamanto in the Greater Accra region are unhappy with their union leaders and have demanded that they step down
• The traders accused their union leaders of mismanaging public donations and making decisions without consulting
• Social media users who watched the video thronged the comment section to share their varied thoughts on the matter

The traders at Kantamanto market in the Greater Accra region have protested against their leaders and demanded the immediate resignation of all 13 people.

They alleged that their leaders were mismanaging public donations and monopolising decision-making.

In a video on X, the traders said their union leaders and a foundation that came to help them after the Kantamanto market caught fire are doing things they do not support.

“In the market, we belong to unions. We have 13 leaders, but they have all disappointed us. Even before the market got burnt, they didn’t consult us on any action they took. From today, we do not want those people to call themselves leaders of the Kantamanto market again.”

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“After the market got burnt, the leaders brought some people from OR Foundation here and said they would help us rebuild the place. However, we realised the people have an agenda to take the market from us. We will not allow that,” one man who spoke to the media alleged.

Another trader in the market said he wondered why only 13 leaders make decisions for the thousands of traders in the market without any consultation.

“In this market we have over 20,000 traders. I don’t see how just 13 people can decide for the market. We are pleading with OR Foundation to channel any help they have to other markets that have burnt in recent times.”

Another indicated that the OR Foundation only gave the traders GHC2,500 to help rebuild. However, not everyone got some.

“As for Kantamanto we are done rebuilding the market and it is looking nice. We will not agree with the OR Foundation to take the market from us. They only gave us GHC2,500.”

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Netizens react to alleged corruption at Kantamanto

YEN.com.gh collated some reactions to the post shared by @sikaofficial1 on X. Read them below:

@Dixyear said:

“Chairman stake 2 odds, they should wait small make he cash out.”

@TaxGuin wrote:

“Wei. Even at their level, there's corruption. Why can't mankind be honest.”

@kingsuraji said:

“I saw this coming...the way those leaders were receiving cash, only the God-fearing ones will not chop some.”

@KAstounded wrote:

“Chairman etia block nu so.”

@pinto3001 said:

“The corruption de3. Everywhere o.”

@jhaycarter1 wrote:

“Aboa sika🤦‍♂️.”

@RichEstimate said:

“Oh chale.”

@AzumaTurner wrote:

“Ghana is not safe.”

Bible remains undamaged in Adum Market fire

YEN.com.gh reported that a Ghanaian man who owned a shop at the Adum Market said a Bible didn't burn despite the fire that razed the area.

In a video, the trader explained that even though a book close to the Bible got burnt, the Bible remained undamaged.

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Social media users who watched the video shared varied opinions on the matter in the comments section

Proofreading by Samuel Gitonga, copy editor at YEN.com.gh.

Source: YEN.com.gh