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The Concerned Citizens of Komenda Traditional Area have written to the Ghana Police Service to announce their planned demonstration slated for Tuesday, August 13, 2024.<\/strong><\/p>\nThe demonstration is aimed at calling for the annulment of the Komenda Sugar Factory lease agreement with an Indian company.<\/p>\n
In a press release sighted by GhanaWeb Business, it cited non-compliance with procedural requirements and stakeholder engagement protocols as some of the red flags raised.<\/p>\n
The group also called on the government to reverse its decision to import raw sugar and restore the Komenda Sugar Factory\u2019s purpose of utilizing local sugarcane outgrowers.<\/p>\n
The convenor of the group, Samuel Awudzah, said about 2,000 participants from the Komenda Traditional Area and its surrounding regions are expected to partake in this demonstration.<\/p>\n
The demonstration, he said, was in compliance with Section 1, Clause 1 of the Public Order Act, 1994 (Act 491).<\/p>\n
This section mandates individuals or groups to notify the police at least five days prior to any special event in a public place.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, the Minister of Trade and Industry, Kobina Tahir Hammond, said on Wednesday, July 31, 2024, that in a bid to revive the collapsed Komenda Sugar Factory situated in the Central region, the government has planned to lease the facility to Indian investors for about 20 years.<\/p>\n
He noted that the lease agreement would be subject to renewal once the contract is signed.<\/p>\n
K.T Hammond stated that GH\u00a245million was expended by the government to keep the Komenda Sugar Factory running.<\/p>\n
It would be recalled that the government of Ghana handed over the Komenda Sugar Factory to a strategic investor in November 2019 after a three-and-a-half-year break.<\/p>\n
The $35million factory, which was commissioned under former president John Dramani Mahama, has not been working since May 2016.<\/p>\n
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo disclosed in September 2018 that the sale of the factory was due to several deficiencies, including the unavailability of sugarcane in sufficient quantities in the catchment area.<\/p>\n
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