As part of
measures to grow Ghanaian-owned businesses, the Member of Parliament for
Mpraeso, Davis Ansah Opoku has urged Ghanaians to buy Dzata cement.
According to Mr Ansah Opoku, this will help Ghana achieve its
true industrialisation agenda.
The lawmaker
made the statement on Thursday, June 23, 2022, when the Leadership of
Parliament visited the premises of the company.
“I have not been here before, but coming here today and
seeing the work that is happening here, I am very impressed and I think we must
all support the company to grow. We all need to buy the product to give true
meaning to Ghana’s industrialisation agenda. Frankly, I am very impressed,” Mr
Opoku Ansah said.
On the same call, the entire leadership of Parliament also
urged the government to ignore the political coloration of factory owner,
Ibrahim Mahama and help the company to grow.
As a result, they pledged the support of the House of
Parliament to Dzata Cement—to encourage the company to employ more Ghanaians.
The leadership included the Majority Leader, Osei
Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu and the Minority leader, Haruna Iddrisu as well as members of
the Trade, Works, and Housing Committee of Parliament.
Meanwhile, entrepreneur and Chief Executive of Dzata Cement,
Ibrahim Mahama applauded the parliamentarians for supporting an indigenous
company like Dzata Cement.
He urged the committee to extend the support to more Ghanaian
companies by creating a conducive environment for local businesses to thrive.
According to him, the government can achieve that by making
the cost of electricity for the industry come down.
He explained that the company is in the process of mining some
of the raw materials needed to produce cement locally, which he said will
greatly reduce the cost of production.
“The cost of power today must be addressed so that it will
not hinder the projects we want to do in the near future in Ghana. There are
many prospective areas such as ore that can be explored to create thousands of
jobs for Ghanaians.”
Source:
Peacefmonline