{"id":273911,"date":"2016-12-04T12:00:07","date_gmt":"2016-12-04T12:00:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=273911"},"modified":"2016-12-04T12:00:07","modified_gmt":"2016-12-04T12:00:07","slug":"jospong-group-holds-annual-thanksgiving-service","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=273911","title":{"rendered":"Jospong Group holds annual thanksgiving service"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Jospong Group of Companies on Friday held its annual thanks-giving service to appreciate the goodness of the Lord for successes chalked by the entities under the group in 2016.<\/p>\n<p>The thanks-giving service, which came off at the forecourt of the Trade Fair Center, Accra, brought together representatives of several other companies outside the Jospong Group, including state officials.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/IMG-20161202-WA0034.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-273920\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/IMG-20161202-WA0034-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"img-20161202-wa0034\" width=\"620\" height=\"413\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Also present were President John Mahama, Dr. Ekow Spio Gabrah, Minister of Trade and Industry, Mona Quartey, Deputy Minister of Finance and other government officials.<\/p>\n<p>In his speech, President Mahama reiterated his government&#8217;s commitment to continue to support private businesses.<\/p>\n<p>This years\u2019 service was on the theme: &#8220;Driving impactful Waste Management in Ghana and beyond&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/IMG-20161202-WA0019.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-273917\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/IMG-20161202-WA0019-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"img-20161202-wa0019\" width=\"620\" height=\"413\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>In an address, Dr. Joseph Siaw Agyepong, Chairman of Zoomlion and Jospong Group of Companies, urged government to put the private sector on top of its priority list, to ensure sound economic growth.<\/p>\n<p>He stated \u00a0that, \u201cOur experiences have convinced us that the Ghanaian entrepreneur is capable of achieving world-class success across all sectors when adequately supported.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/IMG-20161202-WA0031.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-273919\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/IMG-20161202-WA0031-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"img-20161202-wa0031\" width=\"620\" height=\"413\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Dr. Siaw Agyepong added that, the success of Zoomlion and Jospong Group, shows that the private sector is capable of ensuring the socio-economic development of the country if given the space to operate .<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;<\/p>\n<p>By: Kojo Agyeman\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jospong Group of Companies on Friday held its annual thanks-giving service to appreciate the goodness of the Lord for successes chalked by the entities under the group in 2016. 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