The Member of Parliament for Abetifi, Bryan Acheampong, has announced his commitment to fully fund the reconstruction of the Adum BlueLight section of Kumasi’s Central Business District, which was recently devastated by fire.

The former Food and Agriculture Minister made this pledge during his visit to the market, where he also donated GHS 300,000 to help the traders affected by the fire.

While addressing the victims, the MP noted that the project is pending approval from the Asantehene and local city authorities.

The devastating blaze, which occurred on Friday, March 21, resulted in significant property damage, leaving many traders struggling to resume their operations.

While waiting for official clearance, some traders have taken the initiative to set up temporary structures to continue their businesses. Mr. Acheampong explained that he plans to engage the Asantehene, the Ashanti Regional Minister, and other local authorities to seek their approval for the reconstruction.

"Coming here today, you will see that they have started building, but the structures are very weak, yet they are supporting it with block work. But these are not stable. I want to engage the Otumfuo, who is out of the country, and if he permits, also the assembly permits, we want to rebuild this structure for them in 12 months. We will put in a very strong infrastructure, and then we will clean the front, put up some stores so that the traders here can have some normalcy to their lives," he said.