Ho, June 11, GNA - Areeba MTN is to make more investment in the country's economy through social partnership to solidify the company's position as the leader in the communication industry in Africa. Miss Mawuena Dumor, Corporate Services Executive of the Company said this in Ho on Wednesday at a press briefing after the Company's new Chief Executive Brett Goschen had paid courtesy call on Mr Joseph Nayan, Deputy Volta Regional Minister and Togbe Afede XIV, President of the Asogli State.

She said the Company would improve existing infrastructure in all areas of operation and help bring development to communities the company was operating with.

Miss Dumor said much focus would be given to education and health needs of the people in line with the communities' development agenda. She announced the establishment of an MTN Ghana Foundation to be managed separately to execute the company's social responsibility and expressed the hope that communities would grab the opportunity to bring development to their areas. Miss Dumor said the partnership was to enable the people to own development projects in their areas. Mr Brett Goschen presented corporate gifts to Mr Nayan and Togbe Afede as a symbol of the company's commitment to work in partnership with the Region.

Mr Nayan expressed appreciation to the company for its services and corporate responsibility in the Region and urged them to open offices in other districts in the Region. He appealed to the company to help provide potable water for people in the northern part of the Region and help them out of poverty so that they could access services of the company. Togbe Afede commended the company for being the pacesetter in the communication industry and said he was impressed with their social responsibility.

He expressed the preparedness of the traditional area to partner the company in bringing development to the people and urged the company not to relent on its achievements but rather to do more to get its products and services enlisted on the country's stock exchange.