Mahama visits factories in Afienya/Tema

President John Dramani Mahama visited factories in the Bright International Industrial Zone and Tema Free Zones Enclave on Thursday. Accompanied by the Minister of Trade, Agribusiness and Industry, Mrs Elizabeth Ofosu-Adjare, the President began by cutting the sod for the Afienya Industrial Park development. At the Bright International Industrial Zone, Mahama inspected Jiudine Ghana Corporation, a garment manufacturing company, Huaguang New Energy Battery Ghana Limited, and Qianfeng International Corporation Limited, which specializes in caps and hats production.

Additionally, he visited Zema New Energy, which manufactures solar panels and batteries, and One Don Funsheen, which assembles truck and fuel tankers. Further, Mahama toured a factory producing barges for Volta Lake transportation. In Tema Free Zones Enclave, he visited Dignity DTRT, a garment manufacturing company.

Mahama reminisced about his previous visit to the Afienya Industrial Zone, noting the significant expansion since then. He emphasized the creation of jobs, particularly for young people, and the efforts to address power issues at the industrial zone. The Minister of Energy and GRIDCo assured that the transformer would be replaced within three weeks to ensure a reliable power supply for the shift system.

Mahama praised the factories for their support of Ghana's industrial program and hinted at increased speed due to the launch of the New Economy Programme. This initiative promises an annual investment of two billion dollars in job-creating sectors such as agriculture, pharmaceuticals, renewable energy, and tourism. He observed a substantial presence of women in the labor force across all visited establishments, especially in textiles, garments, automobile manufacturing, and battery production.