The Omanhene of Goaso Traditional Area, Nana Akwasi Bosompra, and his sub-chiefs have in unison welcome the construction of the Ahafo solid waste treatment plant at Goaso.
They said apart from helping to address the sanitation challenges of the region, the recycling of rubbish into fertiliser and its availability will greatly improve farming activities in the region.
The traditional leaders welcome the initiative yesterday at the sod cutting ceremony performed by H.E. President Nana Addo Danquah Akufo-Addo together with the Sanitation and Water Resources Minister, Cecelia Abena Dapaah, to commence the construction of the project.
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The traditional leaders, however, called on the government and Zoomlion Ghana Limited to ensure that natives are given the first option of employment.
Our natives must be given employment first before non natives since they have given out their lands and livelihood to ensure the success of this project” said Nana Bosompra.
According to him, this single act will address unemployment and the urban migration that the region is battling with.
The project, which will process solid waste from all the districts within the region into fertilizer, is expected to be completed within four months, is under a partnership of Zoomlion Ghana Limited (ZGL) and its private sector partners and the Ministry of Sanitation and Water Resources.
The facility when completed, will have facilities including plastic waste recycling, finished products and spare parts, compost workshop, sorting workshop and an office building. The rest are restaurant, weighing bridge, recycling plant, washing bay, skills training scavengers, clinic and a laboratory.
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