Sustainability Department Of AGA Inspects Projects Under 10-Year SEDP

Members of the Sustainability Department of AngloGold Ashanti (AGA) Obuasi Mine led by Ing. Caleb Dwaah have paid a working visit to four major projects under the company’s 10-Year Socio Economic Development Plan (SEDP).

The visit sought to showcase progress on the projects and also to provide journalists with opportunities to interact with project stakeholders with the view to obtaining first-hand information for accurate reporting.

The projects are the 400-bed girls dormitory block at T. I. Ahmaddiya SHS at Fomena, the Obuasi East Municipal Health Centre at Pomposo, the TVET/Science Lab at Akaporiso and the 24-Unit classroom block for Mangoase cluster of schools.

At Fomena it was observed that the 400- bed dormitory, which started in September last year will be completed in May next year while the Obuasi East Municipal Health Centre at Pomposo is almost completed and will be handed over to the authorities by the end of the year.

The TVET/Science Lab Centre at CKC, Akaporiso, which project is valued at GHC13m is about 40% complete and workers were seen busily at work. The day’s tour ended at Obuasi Mangoase Cluster of Schools where the 24-Unit Classroom is being put up.

The project, which is estimated to cost GHC20,887,643.00 is almost completed and is expected to be handed over to the Ghana Education Service (GES) and the Municipality next year.

Commenting on the T. I. Ahmaddiya project, the Adansihemaa, Nana Amonimaa Dede II, expressed satisfaction with progress of work and thanked AGA for giving the school such a facility. She praised the AGA for having initiated many development projects across the entire Adansi state.

Mr Lawrence Adinku, the Obuasi East Municipal Director of Health Services, who conducted the team round the Municipal Health Centre at Pomposo, also praised AngloGold for the project.

Nana Kitikyie Bosompim Apenteng II, Krontihene of Dompoase and overlord of Akaporiso noted that unlike the olden days, Obuasi East Municipal is now getting its share of projects being executed by AngloGold and thanked the company for giving them the TVET/Science Lab Centre. “Teachers’ Bungalows at Diawuoso being built by AGA is about to be completed and we are grateful to them,” he added.

The Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) for Obuasi, Faustilove Appiah Kannin, who received the team at the site of the 24-Unit Classroom Project was full of praise for AGA and added that the Municipality was awaiting the day in April next year for the handing over to take place as promised by AGA.

On his part, Ing. Caleb Dwaah told journalists that in awarding contracts, the company took into consideration the issue of local content hence all the contractors are local ones.

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