Omanhene of Komenda,Nana Kojo Kru II, has accused the Trade Ministry of misinforming the President of the Republic of Ghana, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo Addo, on issues hindering the progress of the Komenda Factory.
The president, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo stated that government is in the process of finding a strategic investor to revive the “debt-ridden and idle” Komenda Sugar Factory.
According to President Akufo-Addo, the search for a strategic investor has become necessary because his administration, upon assuming office on 7th January, 2017, inherited a non-operational Komenda Sugar Factory.
The President noted that the Komenda Sugar Factory has not undertaken any commercial processing of sugarcane into sugar, after its commissioning in 2016, due to serious deficiencies in the planning of the project.
These deficiencies, he said, include the unavailability of sugarcane in sufficient quantities in the catchment area, as well as inadequate working capital required to make the factory functional.
However, speaking to Ekourba Gyasi on Atinka AM Drive, Omanhene of Komenda, Nana Kojo Kru disputed the assertion that there are no lands in Komenda to grow the sugarcane in larger quantities.
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