The Kumasi Mayor, Mr Richard Ofori Agyemang Boadi, has served notice to traders operating along pavements within the central business district of Kumasi to vacate the area as a matter of urgency.
The mayor warned that those who fail to comply will face sanctions, including being lashed.
He has therefore given them a two-week ultimatum to comply with the directive.
He stated that starting Wednesday, 16th April 2025, the Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly (KMA) will embark on a two-week decongestion exercise to evict all traders who sell on pavements and along the roadsides.
Addressing a press conference on Monday, April 14, 2025, he noted that the traditional methods of clearing traders from the pavements—such as confiscating their goods and making arrests—have not yielded positive results, as traders continue to return.
“I have my own military-democratic style which I will be implementing. When we say leave the space, and you don’t leave the space and I get there, and you’re not there and my boys are with me, there and there we will beat you.
“In the middle of Adum, if I’m alone, you will be lucky, but if I’m with my ten boys, in their pick-up with their whips, trust me, we will beat you. If you don’t want to experience that kind of situation, do what is right and lawful.
“This is Otumfuo’s city; this is the garden city of West Africa, and we have to preserve it. If you want the job to be difficult for me, I will let your body feel the difficulty you are giving to me,” he added.
By: Rainbowradioonline.com/Ghana
