Kumasi, June 22, GNA - Mr Samuel Kwabena Danso, the Ashanti Regional Chairman of the Convention People's Party (CPP), on Tuesday appealed to the government to act decisively to bring back to life the collapsed Kumasi jute factory. He said he found it disturbing that the factory, which has immense potential to give jobs to many of the country's unemployed youth, had over the years been left to ruin. Speaking to the Ghana News Agency (GNA) in Kumasi, Mr Danso said everything possible should be done by the government to reactivate it. The factory, established by late President Osagyefo Dr Kwame Nkrumah, had not received any attention by successive governments since his overthrow in 1966.

"They have only been paying lip service - showing no sign that they are indeed interested in getting it back into operation." Mr Danso said to help tackle the soaring unemployment and worsening economic situation of the people, the government needed to aggressively push towards reviving the country's folded factories. He also appealed to people to develop a taste for made in Ghana goods to aid the growth of the local industries.