Electrochem Ghana staff flanked delegation from Ada West District Assembly
Electrochem Ghana Limited, the largest salt and chlorine-alkali manufacturing firm in West Africa, and the Ada West District Assembly are poised to strengthen collaboration with stakeholders in the salt industry in Ada and its environs for the common good of the Ada traditional area.
This came to light last week after Ada West District Assembly’s Coordinating Director, Aaron Otoo, led a cross-section of departmental heads from the Assembly on a familiarisation tour of Electrochem Ghana Limited’s site at Sege.
“The feeling is that of positivity, considering the transformation we have come to see and the prospects that hold for the assembly and, generally, the Ada state. The Assembly will play its part as partners in development for the common good of the Ada state,’’ he said.
He described as worthy and impressive the rapid development of the site, the ongoing effort to restore the Songor Lagoon to its natural ecological state, the volume of work that is going into restructuring the site and the strides made within the period of one year of the company’s operation.
Taking the delegation through the site, Lead Consultant for Electrochem Ghana Ltd., Dzigbordi Kwaku-Dosoo, noted that the company’s strategy is to put community interest before commercial interest is commendable.
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“That is why in just a year of operation, even before profit is made, we continue to roll out bespoke and impactful Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiatives in rapid succession such as the ongoing construction of a multi-purpose sports village at Sege, disbursement of some GHC3 million interest-free loans to local women entrepreneurs, and our community water supply project through which we deliver potable water to Ada communities identified to have recurrent challenges to ease the burden of the people,” she stated.
She assured the Assembly of regular updates on the company’s operations and a more effective collaboration to make the relationship mutually beneficial.
For her part, Queen of the Royal Adibiawe Clan of Ada and CSR Director of Electrochem Ghana Limited, Naana Adiki Manyeyo Adi I, said the good intentions of Electrochem for the people of Ada had started manifesting, making life far more bearable for many people.
She made reference to the scholarships that were offered students, rehabilitation of access roads in communities around the concession and the 20-unit toilet facility built and recently handed over to the Lolonya community.
Other officials from the district assembly who participated in the tour included Emmanuel Dadzie, Physical Planning officer; Charles Kissi Amakye, Head of Works; Stella Kpodo, Development Planning Officer; and Jerry Torgbemiku, Deputy Director of NADMO.
The rest were Abugri Cletus, Finance Officer; Felix Gotah, Budget Analyst; Ruby Banini, Environmental Health Officer; Ephriam Anku, Internal Auditor; and Daniel Kpo, Environmental Health Officer.
Electrochem is a subsidiary of the McDan Group of Companies, the largest salt and chlorine-alkali manufacturing firm in West Africa with a concession spanning 41,000 acres at Ada Songor.
It was granted 15 years mining lease to explore the salt resource in the Ada Songor, which led to the launching of its operations in November 2020 with a target to produce one million metric tons of salt per annum to supply to both the local and export markets.
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