<\/p>\n
Robert Ahomka-Lindsay, former Deputy Minister of Trade and Industry, spoke on the processes of \u2018Producing to Compete Globally during the Citi Business Festival on-air series.<\/p>\n
These are five insights from the presentation.<\/p>\n
Robert Ahomka-Lindsay noted the need for a workforce prepared to work in factories.<\/p>\n
\u201cNot everybody is going to be a boss. The vast majority of Ghanaians are going to work in a 9 to 5 environment,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
The former deputy minister said Ghanaians needed to be taught the disciple of clocking in and out of factory jobs.<\/p>\n
Robert Ahomka-Lindsay believes the government must not shy away from preferential treatment because there aren\u2019t enough resources to support all local manufacturing companies.<\/p>\n
He suggested that the government targets a few companies in selected sectors to create a strong manufacturing foundation.<\/p>\n
\u201cSamsung was not created just like that\u2026 there was a consistent, concerted effort to push them,\u201d he noted.<\/p>\n
Robert Ahomka-Lindsay said programmes like the Africa Growth and Opportunity Act, allow for duty-free exports of over 6000 products to the United States of America.<\/p>\n
We are just not making them,\u201d he lamented.<\/p>\n
Robert Ahomka-Lindsay posited that a focus on manufacturing is better suited to Ghana\u2019s current status.<\/p>\n
He noted that the \u201cvast chunk of our population is actually better suited to the manufacturing than to the services.\u201d<\/p>\n
Thus, Ghana should be eyeing labour-intensive industries because of our need for jobs.<\/p>\n
Robert Ahomka-Lindsay stressed that nobody outside Ghana is going to tell you how to develop Ghana.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe need to really bear that in mind always. None of them will love Ghana more than themselves,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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