By Samuel Ofori Boateng
Kumasi April 23, GNA – Mr Bryan Acheampong, Member of Parliament for Abetifi, has pledged to rebuild the Blue Light Market at Adum within 12 months, if given permission by the Asantehene and the Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly (KMA).
He said it was important to give the traders a befitting place to restart their business activities immediately and he was prepared to “rebuild a solid structure for the traders within 12 months”, if Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, the Asantehene and the KMA would permit.
Mr Acheampong, a former Minister for Food and Agriculture, stated this, when he visited the victims of the fire disaster in Kumasi on Tuesday April 22, 2025.
He donated an amount of GHc 300,000.00 to support the victims who lost their wares to the fire on Friday, March 21, 2025.
The devastating fire destroyed the entire Blue Light market enclave in the central business district of Kumasi, rendering thousands of traders jobless and plunging them into huge debt.
Mr. Acheampong expressed his sympathy to the traders and said he understood how hard the situation was for them.
He promised to help them get back on their feet and said he was ready to rebuild the market, which had been badly affected.
The traders were happy about the support and thanked the MP for his kind gesture and his promise to help rebuild the market.
The donation and promise of rebuilding bring hope to many traders, whose livelihoods were destroyed by the fire.
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