{"id":219487,"date":"2016-06-05T11:59:03","date_gmt":"2016-06-05T11:59:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=219487"},"modified":"2016-06-05T11:59:03","modified_gmt":"2016-06-05T11:59:03","slug":"mahamas-7000-jobs-from-sugar-factory-an-illusion-mp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2016\/06\/mahamas-7000-jobs-from-sugar-factory-an-illusion-mp\/","title":{"rendered":"Mahama’s 7,000 jobs from sugar factory an illusion – MP"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Member of Parliament for Komenda-Edina-Eguafo-Abbrem, Nana Ato Arthur, has suggested that President\u2019s hope of creating 7,000 jobs from the recently revived Komenda Sugar Factory is a pipe dream.<\/p>\n

President John Dramani Mahama inaugurated the Komenda Sugar Factory last week in the Central Region, where he said the facility will create over 7,000 jobs<\/a><\/strong><\/span> to ensure the sustainable development of sugarcane plantations.<\/p>\n

[contextly_sidebar id=”j5mg8TeUix4tYLiadITu9CEMMIAvbUJR”]But Mr. Ato Arthur like many other critics, is of view that the planning that went into the revival of the defunct factory at the cost of US$24.5 million, was not concrete\u00a0enough, particularly when the raw material, sugarcane, is not readily available in the short term.<\/p>\n

\u201cPeople are not going to get employment. It is just a wish. It goes with no plan,\u201d the New Patriotic Party (NPP) MP stated in an interview on the Citi Breakfast Show<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Government rushed to commission factory<\/strong><\/p>\n

Mr. Ato Arthur, a onetime Minister of the Central Region,\u00a0explained that he was in favor of the project succeeding,\u00a0however\u00a0he believes government had prepared poorly and was in a haste, thereby compromising the achievement of its objectives.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe should support the project however there are a lot of challenges. I believe that we are running when we are to walk… Are we really going to achieve these objectives? We have a factory without the raw materials. There is no sugarcane, not even an acre planted in Komenda.\u201d<\/p>\n

As an example, the Mr. Ato Arthur questioned if government had factored in their source of water for irrigation since the primary water source in the area is \u201cnon-existent\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe primary canal that leads to River Pra, where we are going to get water for irrigation, is non-existent. Everything has collapsed. It has not been rehabilitated,\u201d he explained.<\/p>\n

No out growers for raw materials<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Minister of Trade and Industry, Dr. Ekow Spio Garbrah, has revealed that 60 percent of the raw materials for the factory will come from sugarcane outgrowers. But Mr. Mr. Ato Arthur believes there are no outgrowers to supply the raw material to begin with.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnother area is that, we are going to get the raw materials from the outgrowers. Ask me, where are they?\u201d he questioned.<\/p>\n

Ghc 60 per tonne offer to sugarcane farmers too low<\/strong><\/p>\n

The MP further conveyed his skepticism of the new project by stating that the money being offered sugarcane out growers for their produce would not be an adequate incentive.<\/p>\n

\u201cAssuming they exist, a ton of sugar cane for wherever you cart to Komenda is going to earn you 60 cedis plus a bonus of 10 cedis…Who is going to be attracted to send a ton of sugar cane to Komenda for a paltry 70 cedis.\u201d<\/p>\n

Nduom concerned with lack of raw material\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Mr. Ato Arthur’s comments follow that of the\u00a0founder of the Progressive People\u2019s Party (PPP), Dr. Papa Kwesi Nduom, who is also former MP for Komenda Edina Eguafo Abirem (KEEA).<\/p>\n

According to him, although the Komenda Sugar Factory is a project his Groupe Nduom conglomerate could participate in, he wonders where the sugarcane will come from to feed the factory to create the needed jobs.<\/p>\n

Dr. Nduom also expressed fears<\/a><\/strong><\/span> that government could end up importing sugarcane to power the factory, a situation that will defeat the objective of value addition, and also deny locals of the promised jobs.<\/p>\n

–<\/p>\n

By: Delali Adogla-Bessa\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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