Vice President pledges completion of abandoned Mamponteng project in Ashanti region
Vice President Professor Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang has reaffirmed the government’s commitment to completing the long-abandoned Mamponteng Market project in the Kwabre East Municipality of the Ashanti Region.
Professor Opoku-Agyemang provided this assurance during her visit to the project site as part of her working tour of the region. She emphasized the market’s significance as a primary workplace for many women, highlighting the need for a safe and modernized facility to enhance their trading activities.
Furthermore, she pledged to mobilize funds, including allocations from the District Assemblies Common Fund, to facilitate the project’s completion. The Mamponteng Market contract was awarded in 2012 to Messrs. High A Limited at a cost of GH¢8.8 million, under the supervision of ABP Consult Limited.
The project’s design includes a three-storey administration block, four two-storey buildings with 197 lockable shops, two banks, 188 market stalls, a supermarket with warehouses, toll booths, and a daycare centre. However, work on the project came to a halt in 2013 due to funding challenges.
The delay has resulted in many traders operating in hazardous and congested areas, including beneath high-tension electricity poles and along major roads, posing significant safety risks and exacerbating traffic congestion.
Municipal Chief Executive of Kwabre East, Joseph Amankwah, welcomed the Vice President’s intervention, describing it as the commencement of a new era.
He added that completing the project will not only enhance safety and trading conditions but also boost the Assembly’s revenue.
As part of her tour, Prof. Opoku-Agyemang also visited the Suame and Krofuom markets, as well as paid a courtesy call on His Majesty Otumfuo Osei Tutu II at the Manhyia Palace.
