Member of Parliament for Tano North Constituency in the Ahafo Region, Dr. Freda Prempeh, has said that construction work will soon resume on some of the stalled factory projects under the government’s One-District-One Factory (1D1F) initiative.This was announced by Dr.

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Freda Prempeh earlier this month during her 1D1F factory inspection at Tanoso Brick and TileShe stated that the government has prioritised the 1D1F programme and is committed to completing factories across the country in order to boost industrial drive.

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“The programme has the potential to create jobs and wealth for the youth and to boost the national economic growth and development and residents in the catchment area of such projects should exercise restraint since they will be completed by the end of the year,” she said.“The government has not abandoned the programme but prioritised them due to lack of funding.

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Even though contractors have not been on site the government is determined and committed to having them completed,” Dr Prempeh added.She asserted that the factory, which is 60% fulfilled, will create 3,000 direct and indirect jobs in the region after total completion.Dr.

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Prempeh revealed that the machinery and other equipment for the factory were ready in Italy and hoped that the Exim Bank would provide funds to the government by the end of 2022, allowing them to be installed by the first quarter of 2023.

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“The large deposit of clay in the Tanoso enclave places the enterprise in a competitive position to contribute positively towards construction of affordable housing for Ghanaians and on completion, the factory is expected to use raw materials to produce durable products such as bricks, roofing tiles, terracotta, wall tiles and panels to promote the local construction industry,” she assured.

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The One District One Factory (1D1F) an initiative by the NPP government affords President Akufo-Addo the opportunity to transform the nature of Ghana’s economy from one which is dependent on the import and export of raw materials to one which is focused on manufacturing, value addition and export of processed goods.Source: The Independent Ghana

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