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Aboabo Market: Assembly, Community Bank clash over demolition of branch
A file photo of a demolished building There is a growing standoff between the Asokore Mampong Municipal Assembly and Sekyedumase Community Bank PLC over the demolition of the bank’s Aboabo branch as part of plans to redevelop the market into a 24-hour economy facility.
Five-day ultimatum In a letter dated June 15, 2026, the Assembly issued what it described as a “Final Warning to Vacate the Aboabo Market Redevelopment Site”, giving the bank five days to vacate the premises.
Documents reviewed by this publication indicate that the Assembly began engaging the bank in 2025 over the planned redevelopment of the Aboabo Market and the need to relocate its branch.
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