President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on Saturday, September 26, 2020, cut the sod for construction works to begin on a €15 million solid waste treatment facility at Sefwi Wiawso, in the Western North Region.
The Plant, to be constructed by the Jospong Group and its partners, is in collaboration with the government.
President Akufo-Addo in his address at the ceremony enumerated the benefits to be accrued from the project, which include, among others, effective and efficient management of municipal solid waste, the production of organic compost for horticultural and agronomical purposes, reduction in the high rate of plastic pollution and the processing of recyclable fractions of the total waste such as paper, plastic and metal for reuse.
Equally important, the President said, would be the provision of jobs for the youth of the community and its environs, “which will help improve the local economy,”
As co-Chair of the Eminent Group of Advocates for the 2030 United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, President Akufo-Addo said this intervention will help us meet the Goals on clean water and sanitation (SDG 6); good health and wellbeing (SDG 3); decent work and economic growth (SDG 8); sustainable cities and communities (SDG 11); and climate action (SDG 13).
He urged all stakeholders to see to the timely completion of these projects, and to ensure that construction is carried out according to required standards and specifications.
Rex Mainoo Yeboah, ISD
