Gov't to promote 'Made in Ghana Goods' - Alan Kyerematen

Mr Alan John Kwadwo Kyerematen, the
Minister-Designate for Trade and Industry
says the government will pursue an
aggressive industrialisation programme to
promote "Made In Ghana Goods".
He said government would also create an
enabling environment to ensure that local
industries became very competitive in their
delivery.
He said it was one of the most powerful tools
for the creation of jobs through industrial
transformation.
He said it would require a minimum of one
and half to two years for the first batch of the
"One District One Factory" programme to be
ready.
He noted that the government was committed
to working with the private sector to realise
its vision of the One District- One Factory
programme; and that there was a lot of good
will from the private sector towards this
particular programme.
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Mr Kyerematen made these remarks on
Monday in Accra, when he appeared before
Parliament's Appointment Committee for the
vetting of ministerial nominees.
He said funds for the One District- One
Factory programme would come from the
"One Constituency One Million Dollar Project".
On the unit cost of the One District One
Factory the Minister-Designate explained that
it was when a business plan of a particular
business enterprise in a particular District was
completed that they would get to know the
cost.
Mr Kyerematen said the One District- One
Factory programme was designed to create
massive employment all over the country.