Traders take over streets again

Traders have returned to the streets of Accra, occupying pavements and stretches of some roads after the last major decongestion exercise.

The exercise, which was aimed at restoring order in areas like Kingsway, CMB, Rawlings Park, Tudu etc, have now been defeated.

From Kingsway to Rawlings Park, traders display several wares including, footwear, herbal medicines, plastic products, fresh fish, second-hand clothing, and vegetables, among others.

Local Evangelists are also not left out as they scramble for spaces on the streets.

Pedestrians, therefore, find it difficult to move around when shopping, due to the human and vehicular congestion created by the traders.

In an interview with The Spectator, Auntie Abigail, a trader, said her return to the streets was to sell more, and she saw nothing wrong with it.

Hajia, who deals in wholesale items, indicated that they were unable to make sales as their colleagues move to the pavement and since customers don’t want to come inside, they prefer to buy from them.

Meanwhile, the Chief Executive Officer of Accra Metropolitan Assembly, Michael Kpakpo Allotey, has given traders a grace period to go back to their shops.

By Linda Abrefi Wadie

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