Because of this, the colonial government tried to promote large-scaled industrialization to stop the even-increasing number of vendors.

Although, after Ghana's independence, there was still a large percentage of the workforce working in small-scale activities including trading.

[6] The first phase of the project begun in 2015 and was valued at a cost of US$259,425,000 by the John Dramani Mahama government.

[7] The second phrase was undertaken by the Nana Akufo-Addo government and Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, the Asantehene on 2 May 2019 for work to commence.

The market has had power restored following a 20 percent payment of the GH¢5.2 million debt owed the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG).