Nana Addo praises Jospong boss as he commissions Integrated Recycling and Compost Plant at Damongo
President Nana Addo Dankwah Akufo-Addo on Wednesday, 24th August commissioned an Integrated Recycling and Compost Plant in Damongo.
The president is on a two-day tour in the Savannah Region. President Akufo-Addo cut sod for the commencement of work on 31st October 2020. The construction of the Plant is a project being undertaken by the Jospong Group of Companies, in partnership with the Government, to help find a permanent solution to waste management in the country.
“It has been a perennial problem for our country. But, fortunately, for me, in my time, I came across a man who was prepared to partner with government to deal with the question of waste disposal in our country. And it has been one of the highlights of my government – the partnership that the government has made with the Jospong Group of Companies, headed by its Executive Chairman, Joseph Siaw Agyepong,” he said.
Nana Akufo-Addo noted that “any serious businessman that has a programme for development in his sector, and is seeking the partnership and assistance of government, this Government, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo’s Government, will give him that support and partnership for us to develop the country together.”
The Executive Chairman of Jospong Group, also indicated that “the plant is set up to receive, sort, process and recycle Municipal solid waste to produce organic compost for agronomic purposes in the sub-region.”
He added that some of these plants across the country also have medical waste treatment facilities to treat and safely dispose of the medical waste and those other recoverable materials of the “recycling process which include plastics and metal scraps will serve as input materials for the steel and plastic manufacturing sectors”.
The Chairman further stated that “Global events of today point to your visionary leadership, when you supported the establishment of a compost plant, which had the capacity to produce fertilizer, little did we know that there will be a Russia-Ukrainian war. As we all know, the war has had serious consequences on fertilizer imports. The capacity to foresee problems and respond to them with the boldness of vision is the mark of a good leader like President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo”.
“We have to be appreciative of your visionary leadership, your passion and dedication in the environmental and sanitation sector and the private sector development, that has positioned Ghana as ahead of most developing countries when it comes to innovation and creation of solutions that deal with sanitation challenges” he reiterated.
He announced the progress of work in some parts of the country noting that in the “Northern sector of the country, the sites situated in Tamale, Nalerigu, Wa and Bolga have reached advanced stages of construction and setup”.
By: Agaatorne Douglas Asaah | myactiveonline.com
