The Alliance for Development and Industrialization (ADI) has taken a swipe at IMANI’s recent comment that the government’s flagship development agenda- 1D1F should be scrapped, describing it as baseless and reckless.
According to the ADI, the president of IMANI, Franklin Cudjoe’s take on the 1D1F was not based on any research findings and should be treated with all the contempt it deserves.
“IMANI failed to provide us with their research findings before making such statement which we consider as very unfortunate,” according to a statement issued in Accra.
ADI quizzed IMANI that “if you say the 1D1F is not possible what is the alternative policy proposal you have put across, they should let us know”.
“We need these factories to produce raw materials to feed our industries, by so doing we would cut down on our import bills.”
ADI has monitored the construction of these factories and most of them are at various stages of completion.
Some presidential hopefuls in the opposition NDC has given thumps up to the government’s industrialization program, requesting that the defunct Komeda sugar factory should be put under 1D1F, the statement said.
So far financial institutions like the Exim Bank, GCB Bank, National Investment Bank, ADB Bank, UMB Bank, UBA among others have all supported this laudable initiative by the government, by providing credit support.
The district industrialization programme which is intended to create jobs was to be achieved in collaboration with the private sector.
“We want to place on record that for a factory to be ready and operationalized, it would take between 24 to 30 months, the government has been in office less than 24 months-what we are saying is that factories of such nature can’t be built within six months,” it said.
The government has insisted consistently that we will facilitate the work of the private sector in building these factories.
ADI understands that 18 factories have been accredited so far, and additional 50 are expected to be accredited, and this should bring to almost 70, the 1d1f projects by the end of this year.
The government has indicated that there will be a pineapple processing factory in the Ekumfi District, a pineapple and orange processing factory in the Komenda-Edina-Eguafo-Abrem (KEEA) municipality, a cassava starch processing factory in the Fanteakwa District.
There would also be a cashew processing factory in Tema, a fruit processing factory in the West Akim District, a shea butter processing factory in the Accra metropolis, an avocado processing factory in Ningo-Prampram and the cultivation and processing of sweet potato into bread, chips and biscuit in Gomoa West.
In the manufacturing and distribution of pharmaceuticals, three factories have been marked for the Nsawam-Adoagyiri municipality, the Accra metropolis and the Suhum District.
There will also be an agricultural inputs manufacturing plant in the Tema metropolis, garment factory in Accra and a tile and brick production factory at Tanoso in the Brong Ahafo Region.
According to the ADI, “with the above listed projects which have not been cross checked by IMANI, we want IMANI to retract it comments and apologize to the government”.
Source: Peacefmonline.com/Ghana
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@ SANK IF YOU CARE TO KNOW, KOMENDA FACTORY BECAME ***barred word*** JUST AFTER OPERATING FOR FIVE (5) MONTHS, UNDER THE VERY NOSE OF EX-PRESIDENT MAHAMA WHO COMMISSIONED IT. THE FACTORY WAS NOT VIBRANT WHEN NANA ADDO TOOK OVER THE REIGNS OF THE COUNTRY. KINDLY CHECK YOUR FACTS BEFORE COMING PUBLIC. DO YOURSELF SOME INTEGRITY HEALING. THANKS
GCB Bank must cease providing credit support IDIF this risky
it seems you have to go for free shs and learn how to read and understand properly....shallow minds like yours and your party has brought our country this backwards in development and everything....keep following your most superior incompetento mahama with his lies and propaganda....when all is finally set and ready you'll see with your eyes but you'll not enjoy it. as it did happen in the bible
I DO NOT THINK THAT THIS ADI IS A SERIOUS GROUP. THIS IS BECAUSE THEY SEEM NOT KNOW WHAT IS THE REAL SITUATION ON THE GROUP. UNLESS THE ALLIANCE IS A PROPAGANDA WING OF THE NPP, IT WILL BE BETTER FOR THEM TO DO PROPER CHECKS ON THE IDIF. WHAT IS FUNNY IS THAT THE ALLIANCE IS TRYING TO MISREPRESENT NDC TO BUTTRESS ITS ARGUMENT. THE ARGUMENT OF NDC HAS BEEN WHY NPP HAS ABANDONED A VIBRANT OPERATION KOMEDA SUGAR FACTORY TO COLLASPE WHILE DECEIVING GHANAIANS THAT ITS CONSTRUCT FACTORIES AT EVERY DISTRICT. THE LIES OF THIS ALLIANCE IS EXPOSED HERE: MINISTER OF INFORMATION SAYS NPP PROMISED TO COLLABORATE WITH PRIVATE PERSONS TO CONSTRUCT THE FACTORIES BUT NOT THAT GOVERNMENT IS TO BUILD THE FACTORIES. NO BANK HAS PROVIDED ANY FUNDING TO CONSTRUCT A FACTORY. WHERE IS/ARE THE FACTORY(IES)? HOW MUCH IS THE AMOUNT? TRUTH IS THAT SOME BANKS HAVE SIMPLY EXPRESSED SUPPORT ON THE GROUNDS THAT THE GOVERNMENT DOES WHAT IS NEEDED, THAT IS TO PAY THE COUNTERPART FUND ON BEHAVE OF THE PRIVATE INVESTORS OR ENSURE THAT THE PRIVATE INVESTORS HAVE FINANCE ABILITY TO REPAY THE LOAN. ADI SHOULD BETTER EDUCATE ITS MEMBERS NOT TO BE SHAMING ITSELF IN PUBLIC.
I agree 100% with you. This Franklin guy has grown too much horns. He was accused in 2015 by Asunafo MP for insulting JDM but as usual, he flatly denied it. I wish he will be able to point to ant significant thing he has done in this country apart from talking. Talking indeed is VERY CHEAP. Any body at all can talk but when it comes to action, BIG TALKERS like him is always found wanting. What is wrong for someone to have a vision to set up 1D1F in Ghana. Even if NANA ADDO is unable to fully fulfil this promise, the blue or the idea has been generated Doomsayers like Franklin would have doubted if he was there when the DREAMERS IN ABU DABI dreamed to turn the desert to become financial hub in the Mid east, now Dubai. He would have come up with his empty and feckless argument, enough thinking has to go through. Can some one ask him to define what he means by "enough thinking". I hope he has built before. He should tell Ghanaians he had all his building materials ready and when he started, there was no break till he moved in. People like Franklin and disgraced Batidam should give us a break and let the people with the vision run the country. As for going to sit in Studios to brag, anybody as all can do it. ENOUGH OF THEIR NOISE.