Three months after their shops were demolished by unidentified men in military-style uniforms, artisans at the Ayawaso West Art Market, popularly known as the Tetteh Quarshie Art Market, say they are grappling with mounting debts, collapsing businesses and the challenge of providing for their families.
Although the Ayawaso West Municipal Assembly has relocated them to a temporary site near the original market, the traders say poor sales and the rainy season have deepened their hardship.
They are appealing to the government to compensate them for their losses and provide a permanent trading space.
Once a bustling hub for handicrafts, wood carvings, beads, African prints and other locally made products, the market has seen business decline…