{"id":378203,"date":"2017-11-28T06:22:17","date_gmt":"2017-11-28T06:22:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=378203"},"modified":"2017-11-28T11:41:05","modified_gmt":"2017-11-28T11:41:05","slug":"illegal-chinese-tomato-factory-operating-again-with-dces-backing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2017\/11\/illegal-chinese-tomato-factory-operating-again-with-dces-backing\/","title":{"rendered":"Illegal Chinese tomato factory operating again with DCE’s backing"},"content":{"rendered":"
Despite an order from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for the relocation of the Happy Sunshine Factory, the Factory is back at work in defiance of the authority of the state, and the complaints of Kuntunse residents.<\/p>\n
It appears the Municipal Chief Executive for Ga West Municipality, Clement Wilkinson, and the EPA, are at odds as to how the company is back operating once again, after two previous orders to them to stop work.<\/p>\n
Speaking on Eyewitness News<\/strong>, Mr. Wilkinson, who appeared defensive of the firm, said after the EPA’s initial action \u201cthe EPA head office gave them [The company] some rules, and said they could go back [to work] and told them what to do.\u201d<\/p>\n “I think after one week, the EPA was to come back and look at these things and if they are satisfied, then give them [Happy Sunshine] the go ahead. That is what I know about it.\u201d<\/p>\n Mr. Wilkinson however could not definitely state what exactly the EPA directed the factory to do after the supposed meeting when probed.<\/p>\n He also refuted suggestions that the Assembly was interfering with the EPA\u2019s work.<\/p>\n “The EPA who closed the whole thing, they gave them that instruction that they should go back and start those things,\u201d he retorted again.<\/p>\n “My position is to solve the problem for the people and Happy Sunshine company. I am not telling them to stay there, the EPA told them they should go back and do what they have told them,\u201d Mr. Wilkinson stressed.<\/p>\n More concise EPA<\/strong><\/p>\n His comments are in sharp contrast to the EPA, which was firm in its directions to company.<\/p>\n The agency first\u00a0closed down the Happy Sunshine Company following\u00a0Citi News’<\/strong>\u00a0first\u00a0reports<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0on the company\u2019s illegal operations.<\/p>\n It then directed the Happy Sunshine Tomato Company managed by Chinese expatriates to relocate from the area.<\/p>\n