The Member of Parliament for Kwabre East Constituency, Onyina Acheampong Akwasi Gyamfi, has sounded a clarion call for urgent government intervention to complete the Mamponteng Market, a vital commercial hub that has been left abandoned for over a decade.
According to the MP, an injection of between GHS 10 million and GHS 15 million is needed to bring the stalled project to full completion.
He said “If we can secure between GHS 10 and 15 million, considering the progress already made, we can complete the market”.
Speaking on Opemsuo Radio at Nkwantannanso, monitored by Kumasimail.com, Onyina Acheampong revealed that the market, which was initially abandoned in 2012 and officially declared stalled in 2013, currently stands only 55% complete.
The unfinished market has left hundreds of traders, many of whom are women, struggling to operate in unsafe and inadequate conditions some even trading under high-tension power lines.
Since taking office in 2025, Onyina Acheampong has made the completion of the Mamponteng Market one of his top priorities.
“When I came into office, I was determined to see this project through,” he said.
His efforts led him to question Ahmed Ibrahim, Minister for Local Government, Chieftaincy, and Religious Affairs on the floor of Parliament, where the Minister acknowledged the market’s stalled status and pledged government commitment to its completion.
Following this, the MP met with the Minister, who outlined a clear plan and budget to revive the project.
“I asked the Minister for Local Government a question on the floor of Parliament, and he admitted that when he came into office, he investigated and concluded that the Mamponteng Market is among the projects that have been stalled for a long while.
“He promised me that the government is committed to completing it and advised me to follow up with him later. I have since met him, and he has outlined the process, how he wants to do it per his budget to complete the market”, he recounted.
The MP expressed optimism that with the allocated funds, the remaining 45% of the market could be completed within a year.
Background:
The Mamponteng Market is the largest in the district and serves as a vital commercial hub for over 200 traders, especially women, who currently operate under unsafe conditions, including trading beneath high-tension power lines.
Completion of the market is expected to boost local economic activities, improve traders’ welfare, and increase revenue mobilization for the district assembly.
The project, which began in 2004, initially had a contract sum of GHS 3.7 million, but due to inflation and rising construction costs, an additional cost has now incurred the project.
Source:www.kumasimail.com / Kwadwo Owusu
