{"id":347857,"date":"2011-03-29T19:16:57","date_gmt":"2011-03-29T19:16:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/2011\/03\/29\/nduom-calls-for-petrochemical-industry-in-western-region\/"},"modified":"2011-03-29T19:16:57","modified_gmt":"2011-03-29T19:16:57","slug":"nduom-calls-for-petrochemical-industry-in-western-region","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/03\/29\/nduom-calls-for-petrochemical-industry-in-western-region\/","title":{"rendered":"Nduom Calls For Petrochemical Industry In Western Region"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div>Dr Paa Kwesi Nduom, Convention People\u2019s Party (CPP) presidential candidate in Election 2008, has called for the establishment of a petrochemical industry in the Western Region to boost industrialisation in the area.<\/p>\n<p>He was addressing students of Business and Applied Sciences of<br \/>the Takoradi Polytechnic to mark the launch of their week celebration<br \/>in Takoradi.<\/p>\n<p>His topic was on the \u201cOil discovery, the task and opportunities<br \/>available for the polytechnic graduate\u201d.<br \/>Dr Nduom expressed concern about oil companies such as Tullow,<br \/>Kosmos and others locating their head offices in Accra instead of the<br \/>Western Region and said this was misplaced.<\/p>\n<p>He said other natural resources were discovered in the region such<br \/>as gold, bauxite, diamond and manganese but the region had been left<br \/>worse off financially and environmentally degraded.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Western Region has so far been a loser in the development<br \/>struggle, we must work harder to make sure this is not repeated with<br \/>the oil discovery\u201d, Dr Nduom said.<\/p>\n<p>He said communities in which these resources had been mined over<br \/>the years had not been transformed into modern, healthy and prosperous<br \/>ones even though they had produced huge amounts of wealth.<br \/>Dr Nduom said the oil industry should provide opportunities for all<br \/>and called on the government to provide a stable, selfless direction<br \/>and efficient public service.<\/p>\n<p>He said Ghanaians should be careful not to let the oil industry<br \/>to become a commodity for politicians to offer as a prize to foreign<br \/>and domestic supporters who fund their campaigns.<br \/>Dr Nduom appealed to polytechnic graduates to study hard to be<br \/>advocates for change to ensure better living conditions for all.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/201ed65bget.media_1844-150x90.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Continue reading here:<br \/>\n<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/business.peacefmonline.com\/news\/201103\/148853.php\" title=\"Nduom Calls For Petrochemical Industry In Western Region\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Nduom Calls For Petrochemical Industry In Western Region<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> Dr Paa Kwesi Nduom, Convention People\u2019s Party (CPP) presidential candidate in Election 2008, has called for the establishment of a petrochemical industry in the Western Region to boost industrialisation in the area. He was addressing students of Business and Applied Sciences of the Takoradi Polytechnic to mark the launch of their week celebration in Takoradi. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-347857","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Nduom Calls For Petrochemical Industry In Western Region - Ghanamma.com<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/03\/29\/nduom-calls-for-petrochemical-industry-in-western-region\/\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:title\" content=\"Nduom Calls For Petrochemical Industry In Western Region - Ghanamma.com\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:description\" content=\"Dr Paa Kwesi Nduom, Convention People\u2019s Party (CPP) presidential candidate in Election 2008, has called for the establishment of a petrochemical industry in the Western Region to boost industrialisation in the area. He was addressing students of Business and Applied Sciences of the Takoradi Polytechnic to mark the launch of their week celebration in Takoradi.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:image\" content=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/201ed65bget.media_1844-150x90.jpg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@ghanamma\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@ghanamma\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/03\/29\/nduom-calls-for-petrochemical-industry-in-western-region\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/03\/29\/nduom-calls-for-petrochemical-industry-in-western-region\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"\",\"@id\":\"\"},\"headline\":\"Nduom Calls For Petrochemical Industry In Western Region\",\"datePublished\":\"2011-03-29T19:16:57+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/03\/29\/nduom-calls-for-petrochemical-industry-in-western-region\/\"},\"wordCount\":275,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/03\/29\/nduom-calls-for-petrochemical-industry-in-western-region\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/201ed65bget.media_1844-150x90.jpg\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/03\/29\/nduom-calls-for-petrochemical-industry-in-western-region\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/03\/29\/nduom-calls-for-petrochemical-industry-in-western-region\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/03\/29\/nduom-calls-for-petrochemical-industry-in-western-region\/\",\"name\":\"Nduom Calls For Petrochemical Industry In Western Region - Ghanamma.com\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/03\/29\/nduom-calls-for-petrochemical-industry-in-western-region\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/03\/29\/nduom-calls-for-petrochemical-industry-in-western-region\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/201ed65bget.media_1844-150x90.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2011-03-29T19:16:57+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/03\/29\/nduom-calls-for-petrochemical-industry-in-western-region\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/03\/29\/nduom-calls-for-petrochemical-industry-in-western-region\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/201ed65bget.media_1844-150x90.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/201ed65bget.media_1844-150x90.jpg\"},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/\",\"name\":\"Ghanamma.com\",\"description\":\"News In Ghana - Latest Ghana News Headlines\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Nduom Calls For Petrochemical Industry In Western Region - Ghanamma.com","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/03\/29\/nduom-calls-for-petrochemical-industry-in-western-region\/","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_title":"Nduom Calls For Petrochemical Industry In Western Region - Ghanamma.com","twitter_description":"Dr Paa Kwesi Nduom, Convention People\u2019s Party (CPP) presidential candidate in Election 2008, has called for the establishment of a petrochemical industry in the Western Region to boost industrialisation in the area. He was addressing students of Business and Applied Sciences of the Takoradi Polytechnic to mark the launch of their week celebration in Takoradi.","twitter_image":"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/201ed65bget.media_1844-150x90.jpg","twitter_creator":"@ghanamma","twitter_site":"@ghanamma","twitter_misc":{"Est. reading time":"1 minute"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/03\/29\/nduom-calls-for-petrochemical-industry-in-western-region\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/03\/29\/nduom-calls-for-petrochemical-industry-in-western-region\/"},"author":{"name":"","@id":""},"headline":"Nduom Calls For Petrochemical Industry In Western Region","datePublished":"2011-03-29T19:16:57+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/03\/29\/nduom-calls-for-petrochemical-industry-in-western-region\/"},"wordCount":275,"commentCount":0,"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/03\/29\/nduom-calls-for-petrochemical-industry-in-western-region\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/201ed65bget.media_1844-150x90.jpg","inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/03\/29\/nduom-calls-for-petrochemical-industry-in-western-region\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/03\/29\/nduom-calls-for-petrochemical-industry-in-western-region\/","url":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/03\/29\/nduom-calls-for-petrochemical-industry-in-western-region\/","name":"Nduom Calls For Petrochemical Industry In Western Region - Ghanamma.com","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/03\/29\/nduom-calls-for-petrochemical-industry-in-western-region\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/03\/29\/nduom-calls-for-petrochemical-industry-in-western-region\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/201ed65bget.media_1844-150x90.jpg","datePublished":"2011-03-29T19:16:57+00:00","author":{"@id":""},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/03\/29\/nduom-calls-for-petrochemical-industry-in-western-region\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/03\/29\/nduom-calls-for-petrochemical-industry-in-western-region\/#primaryimage","url":"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/201ed65bget.media_1844-150x90.jpg","contentUrl":"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/201ed65bget.media_1844-150x90.jpg"},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/","name":"Ghanamma.com","description":"News In Ghana - Latest Ghana News Headlines","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/347857","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=347857"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/347857\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=347857"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=347857"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=347857"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}