The Vice President of Ghana, Dr. Bawumia has commissioned the over 1m$ Nano pineapple foods processing limited factory at Nsawam Adoagyiri Municipality of Eastern Region.
Addressing the gathering, Dr. Bawumia said, it’s a dreams come true under the Pres Akufo Addo’s One District One Factory initiative, and, to add to the number of the successfully implemented projects under the 1D1F.
He continue that, 1D1F projects is a major component of the 10 pillars of the industrial transformation agenda of the gov’t of Nana Akufo Addo that was implemented since 2017.
“We look back in history and we realized that one of the keys to economic development, sustainable development and job creation for our youth is industrialisation”.
He chastised that, since first Ghana’s first Pres Dr. Kwame Nkrumah’s gov’t, there’s no gov’t in this country with clear industrial vision and strategy compared to Nana Addo’s administration, adding that, there has been closure of factories under previous gov’t but under Nana Akufo Addo, there has seen such factories in opening state.
Dr. Bawumia stated that, to date they have a total number of 232 projects of which these factories are in the various stages of complementation under 1D1F initiative.
Out of these, 77 are operating whilst 107 projects are under construction as well as other 48 construction has began.
The MP for Nsawam Adoagyiri Constituency who doubles as the Majority Chief Whip, Hon Frank Annor Dompreh on his part indicated that, his intention to bring back the then Astec company, now Nano foods Limited to the municipality is key but not to collapsed the Blue Skies Company as speculated by many.
“But rather we are seeking to complemented what is already in existing that’s good works being done by the Blue Skies” he added.
Furthermore, the Minister for Trade and Industry, Hon Alan Kyeremanteng commended the Managing Director for Nano Foods Ltd Mr. Albert Anti Owusu for reviving the Astec company now Nano Foods Ltd factory when the factory was on the verge of collapsing.
He emphasized that it’s a lesson for Ghanaian entrepreneurs to succeeding in planning ahead and not to wait until one’s exit before he/she start thinking about who to succeeded one.
Hon. Kyeremanteng highlighted the numerous strategic objectives for introducing 1D1F for the Nation under Prez Akufo Addo’s administration.
He added that, the gov’t want to decentralized industrial development to this country and to bring industry to the doorsteps of every average Ghanaian. We all know that if you want to see a factory you have to come Accra or Tema before you can see a factory.
He again said, 1D1F is making sure we bring factory to every district in our country.
Some dignitaries that attended the programme were, Hon. Seth Kwame Acheampong, E/R Min, Dr. Albert Anti Owusu, MD – Nana Foods Ltd, Nana Osae Kofi Ababio, Fotobihene, E/R NPP Executives, Mr. Jerry Amoafo,MCD- Nsawam Adoagyiri Municipality, Hon. Michael Okyere Baafi, MP- New Juaben South Constituency and Hon. Osei Bonsu Amoah, MP, Akuapem South Constituency.
By// Kontihen Kofi Oboh.
Source// Obohnews
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