President John Dramani Mahama has vowed to revive the long-abandoned Krofrom Market, promising immediate steps to end years of urban decay and commercial stagnation in Kumasi.The President described the deteriorated site as "disheartening" and pledged to fulfil his campaign promise under the Market Enhancement Programme, which targets the revitalisation of 18 key trading centres, including Krofrom."Very soon, street trading will be a thing of the past," he assured, during a visit on Wednesday to inspect the market's condition as part of his post-election Thank You tour across the Ashanti Region.Conceived in 2007 under former President John Agyekum Kufuor, the Krofrom Market was intended to host over 500 shops and serve as a commercial nerve centre to ease congestion in Kumasi's Central Business District.
But by 2008, the six-month project was stalled-starved of funding and attention.What remains today is a structure strangled by weeds and uncertainty.
The multi-million-dollar edifice has degenerated into a haven for rodents, criminals, and scavengers.
According to observers, the site is now more of a forest than a marketplace, teeming with young men setting traps for rats.A recent visit by The Ghanaian Times on April 1, 2025, revealed disturbing scenes.
