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Give me Komenda Sugar Factory; I can revive it in 16months – Dumelo
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Vida Essel-LampteyGhanaian actor and politician, John Dumelo has said he can revive the defunct Komenda Sugar factory located at Cape Coast in the Central Region in 16months if given the mandate.
The member of the opposition National Democratic Congress(NDC) and a known farmer made the comment in a twitter post sighted by GhanaPlus.com on Thursday, August 19.
According to him, the factory needs about 200,000 tons f sugarcane to operate at a full capacity and that he can make it happen in a little over a year.
“I can revive the Komenda sugar factory if given the mandate. That factory will start producing sugar within 16 months (considering planting and harvesting of sugarcane). The factory needs about 200,000 tons of sugarcane (pa) to operate at full capacity. We can do it,” his tweet reads.
I can revive the Komenda sugar factory if given the mandate. That factory will start producing sugar within 16 months( considering planting and harvesting of sugarcane). The factory needs about 200,000 tons of sugarcane(pa) to operate at full capacity. We can do it!
— MrDumelo (@johndumelo1) August 19, 2021
Komenda Sugar Factory
The Komenda Sugar Factory, a $35 million project funded with an Indian EXIM Bank facility and inaugurated by the former President John Dramani Mahama has been left to rot since 2016.
The factory at the time of it’s inaugurate was estimated to employ some 7,300 people along the value chain, boosting employment prospects in the Komenda-Edina-Eguafo-Abirem municipality.
However, five years down the lane, the facility is yet to be put to use neither had it seen any maintenance.
Source: GhanaPlus.com
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