Komenda residents to demonstrate on August 13 over lease of sugar factory to Indian investors

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vence 7 months ago

Good idea.Scrutinize every agreement and ensure you benefit

Good idea.Scrutinize every agreement and ensure you benefit
Pelicles 7 months ago

What is good idea, what? Why didn't the same group protest against John Mahama who took $35million and lied to Ghanaians that he had rehabilitated the Komenda Sugar Factory?

If Mahama really did rehabilitate the factory, w ...
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What is good idea, what? Why didn't the same group protest against John Mahama who took $35million and lied to Ghanaians that he had rehabilitated the Komenda Sugar Factory?

If Mahama really did rehabilitate the factory, why isn't the factory operational but idling, and where is the money? You see where our stupid partisan politics is leading us?
Daniel 7 months ago

This is a simple issue of production input, if the local farmers are producing enough sugarcane to feed the factor, why should it import from outside,basic economics….. the farmers should just produce what the factory need ...
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This is a simple issue of production input, if the local farmers are producing enough sugarcane to feed the factor, why should it import from outside,basic economics….. the farmers should just produce what the factory needs to operate at maximum capacity and make a profit…. No investor will spend USD1 M year to lease a facility and risk shutdowns because of lack of input….. we need to start thinking more rationally and practical in this country.
HE The Ugly Dwarf 7 months ago

It shouldn't just be Komenda residents. Every Ghanaian should take part.

It shouldn't just be Komenda residents. Every Ghanaian should take part.
kom 7 months ago

Why should every Ghanaian take part? They should rather be angry at those who claim they produced sugar and shut down for maintenance.

Why should every Ghanaian take part? They should rather be angry at those who claim they produced sugar and shut down for maintenance.
Kimu 7 months ago

Give the factory to komenda residents to run it. Ghanafo agyimi dodo. You can't do it but you won't allow others to do it. Too known saaa like okujato ablakwa syndrome.

Give the factory to komenda residents to run it. Ghanafo agyimi dodo. You can't do it but you won't allow others to do it. Too known saaa like okujato ablakwa syndrome.
vence 7 months ago

It seems you have personal issues.I am definately not interested in them.If you had read the article you would have responded to my comment in a civil manner

It seems you have personal issues.I am definately not interested in them.If you had read the article you would have responded to my comment in a civil manner
THE CHIMPANZEE PRESIDENT 7 months ago

THE INTELLIGENT MAHAMA NEVER HAD ANY INTENTION TO SELL...WHY DO YOU IDIOTS ALWAYS COMPARE APPLES WITH ORANGES...IS IT BECUASE YOU LACK WISDOM OR YOU SIMPLE WANTS TO RACK THE NATION....CHIMPANZEE PRESIDENT...INFACT TOILET SELF ...
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THE INTELLIGENT MAHAMA NEVER HAD ANY INTENTION TO SELL...WHY DO YOU IDIOTS ALWAYS COMPARE APPLES WITH ORANGES...IS IT BECUASE YOU LACK WISDOM OR YOU SIMPLE WANTS TO RACK THE NATION....CHIMPANZEE PRESIDENT...INFACT TOILET SELF IS BETTER THAN AKUFFO ADDO-THE UGLIEST ANIMAL EVER CREATED..
Mensah Ofosu 7 months ago

You're talking about ( INTELLIGENT MAHAMA) Mahama is not intelligent man. $45 million on a factory without WORKING.

You're talking about ( INTELLIGENT MAHAMA) Mahama is not intelligent man. $45 million on a factory without WORKING.
Bukyi 7 months ago

Don't mind them.They are not serious.
You people are complaining that you need job and someone wants invest in it so that the youth can be employed so what else again.
The NDC party are behind all these nonsense.
You lied ...
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Don't mind them.They are not serious.
You people are complaining that you need job and someone wants invest in it so that the youth can be employed so what else again.
The NDC party are behind all these nonsense.
You lied to Ghanaians that you have rehabilitated the Komenda factory by wasting $35M.
KK 7 months ago

The current youths are the worse than adult group.

The current youths are the worse than adult group.
pin 7 months ago

Kick out these racist indians out of ghana.

Kick out these racist indians out of ghana.
Osabarima 7 months ago

@Pin you really pinned it right!! Racism is endemic in India's culture. Even among themselves, some are considered so-called UNTOUCHABLES, (whatever that nonsense mean), and are subjected to dehumanization. Indians are very a ...
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@Pin you really pinned it right!! Racism is endemic in India's culture. Even among themselves, some are considered so-called UNTOUCHABLES, (whatever that nonsense mean), and are subjected to dehumanization. Indians are very aggressive grabbing jobs opportunities for themselves ONLY and hardly welcome non-Indians into their mist everywhere they go. We have to be careful here. Ghana, can't we manage even ONE sugar processing plant ourselves? The reason given as non-availability of sugar cane does not make sense: are the Indians going to import or bring sugarcane from Indian to process here, in Ghana? What happened to encouraging and supporting farmers to produce same here?
Oracle 7 months ago

The most intelligent question I've read so far, one that journalists should be asking KT Hammond. How are the Indians going to run the factory when the main raw material is not available?

The most intelligent question I've read so far, one that journalists should be asking KT Hammond. How are the Indians going to run the factory when the main raw material is not available?
Good news 7 months ago

The great fanti Youth must wake up now to defend the sugar factory sell out, no more thievery by this useless government who hasn't done anything for the Fantis but only steal from us,for now Amari is gone and we don't know f ...
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The great fanti Youth must wake up now to defend the sugar factory sell out, no more thievery by this useless government who hasn't done anything for the Fantis but only steal from us,for now Amari is gone and we don't know for God's sake when it's going to come back
Samuel Awudzah 7 months ago

We are protesting because the current agreement if signed will deny the farmers their daily income and will also greatly cause economic hardship in the area.
You need to be here to experience the hardship.
There was respi ...
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We are protesting because the current agreement if signed will deny the farmers their daily income and will also greatly cause economic hardship in the area.
You need to be here to experience the hardship.
There was respite when the factory was being built, through the test run.
The youth only want jobs!
Pelicles 7 months ago

Yes, protest is part of our democratic dispensation, and it should be done right. My question to you is, did you lead a protest to question the whereabout of the $35million loan Mahama took to rehabilitate the factory? Yes, I ...
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Yes, protest is part of our democratic dispensation, and it should be done right. My question to you is, did you lead a protest to question the whereabout of the $35million loan Mahama took to rehabilitate the factory? Yes, I am doing politics here because that is how it is.

The purpose of every investor is to make money and if the past government did think deep, it would have let the factory operate to end such protest against an investor.
John 7 months ago

The factory was built from scratch not rehabilitated. JM used $35m to build it from scratch, Akuffo Addo gave same money to her daughter to buy ambulance spare parts. JM secured another loan of $12.5mn to grow the sugar cane, ...
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The factory was built from scratch not rehabilitated. JM used $35m to build it from scratch, Akuffo Addo gave same money to her daughter to buy ambulance spare parts. JM secured another loan of $12.5mn to grow the sugar cane, NPP squandered that money. Why can't NPP government just support government to grow the sugarcane?
kom 7 months ago

We Ghanaians are enabling the politicians to play on our intelligence, why would they build the factory before planting the raw materials?

We Ghanaians are enabling the politicians to play on our intelligence, why would they build the factory before planting the raw materials?
Uncle Pee 7 months ago

The importation of raw sugar doesn't mean they are not going to buy from the local farmers, rather, it is to get the factory running as the local farmers currently do not produce enough to feed the factory. Eventually when th ...
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The importation of raw sugar doesn't mean they are not going to buy from the local farmers, rather, it is to get the factory running as the local farmers currently do not produce enough to feed the factory. Eventually when the local farmers are able to produce enough raw sugar, I'm sure the imports will reduce, which will even cut the cost of production..
Yaw Nkansah 7 months ago

Demonstrate for what?Are you not going to get job to do when it is leased to an.investor to run the factory? Why are some people so backward and allow politicians to fool them?
Rather ask the government to make the lease agr ...
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Demonstrate for what?Are you not going to get job to do when it is leased to an.investor to run the factory? Why are some people so backward and allow politicians to fool them?
Rather ask the government to make the lease agreement known to the whole country for scrutiny.
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Ghanaians and demonstration Do want the factory to work? 7 months ago

The new managers will need time to adjust in bringing in the local farmers base on the condition of service and so they will need to import sugarcane to feed the factory.Why don’t we have patients.

The new managers will need time to adjust in bringing in the local farmers base on the condition of service and so they will need to import sugarcane to feed the factory.Why don’t we have patients.
Gustavo 7 months ago

THE CHEIFS AND THE YOUTH OF KOMENDA ARE NOT IDIOTS TO BE TREATED THAT WAY.

THE CHEIFS AND THE YOUTH OF KOMENDA ARE NOT IDIOTS TO BE TREATED THAT WAY.
Emma osew 7 months ago

Write your comment this is the work of ndc. they can.t do it and they will fortrate it not to work

Write your comment this is the work of ndc. they can.t do it and they will fortrate it not to work
AMA Ghana 7 months ago

Due to low availability of sugarcane at the area . Can’t you invest in farmers so they grow more on large quantities???
Everything must be sold and sold .

Due to low availability of sugarcane at the area . Can’t you invest in farmers so they grow more on large quantities???
Everything must be sold and sold .
Accranie 7 months ago

It seems that when it comes to Commerce and Industry Ghanaians for lack of a better word prefare winning a battles and losing the war. The importance of having a boisterous industrial base can not be over emphasized but we wi ...
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It seems that when it comes to Commerce and Industry Ghanaians for lack of a better word prefare winning a battles and losing the war. The importance of having a boisterous industrial base can not be over emphasized but we will focus on it's job generating ability for the young and their prospects. Your local politician can hardly run a Mom and Pop shop so for such an individual to embark ob big ticket project such as these leaves one wondering
Yarroh 7 months ago

APOSTLES OF 1D1F cannot manage a simple sugar cane factory such as this.
APOSTLES OF PLANTING FOR FOOD AND JOBS CANNOT SUPPORT FARMERS TO GROW COMMON SUGAR CANE TO FEED A FACTORY FOR 8 SOLID YEARS. So of what use is this gov ...
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APOSTLES OF 1D1F cannot manage a simple sugar cane factory such as this.
APOSTLES OF PLANTING FOR FOOD AND JOBS CANNOT SUPPORT FARMERS TO GROW COMMON SUGAR CANE TO FEED A FACTORY FOR 8 SOLID YEARS. So of what use is this government to Ghanaians at all. And we still have some idiots among Ghanaian youths defending them. This guys are only interested in mogaging yr future and you are defending them.Its so appalling
The Voltarian 7 months ago

Mahama must cancel the sale or lease of all state assets. We can't allow these thieves to sell off all our state assets.

Mahama must cancel the sale or lease of all state assets. We can't allow these thieves to sell off all our state assets.
GOLD 7 months ago

THIS IS A BIG DISGRACE,PERIOD!!!!!!!!!!!!
WHAT IS WRONG WITH OUR SLEEPING LEADERS??????????
INTERNAL CORRUPTION MUST STOP AS WELL AS DECADES OF EXTERNAL FOREIGN EXPLOITATION IN DIFFERENT FORMS,AS NOTHING COMES FOR FREE!!!!! ...
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THIS IS A BIG DISGRACE,PERIOD!!!!!!!!!!!!
WHAT IS WRONG WITH OUR SLEEPING LEADERS??????????
INTERNAL CORRUPTION MUST STOP AS WELL AS DECADES OF EXTERNAL FOREIGN EXPLOITATION IN DIFFERENT FORMS,AS NOTHING COMES FOR FREE!!!!!!!
Kenneth 7 months ago

Paying 1 million dollars a year as lease, means, it will take 35 years to recover the cost of building thr factory. The private investor is only going to pay taxes and some royalties, if applicable, whereas, if the state had ...
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Paying 1 million dollars a year as lease, means, it will take 35 years to recover the cost of building thr factory. The private investor is only going to pay taxes and some royalties, if applicable, whereas, if the state had run it, it would have been different. We are able to spend so much on other matters, but not on great programmes that will bring about socio-economic impact.
Observer 7 months ago

The Indian investor should just back out and let it be run by Ghanaians or the government. It is pointless to get involved in this political football project. Nothing good will be read into this lease agreement. Let the state ...
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The Indian investor should just back out and let it be run by Ghanaians or the government. It is pointless to get involved in this political football project. Nothing good will be read into this lease agreement. Let the state or the Chief and people of Komenda organise the sugar plantations and run the factory and be given the management. If they succeed fine if they fail there is no one to blame. It will be just another addition to the multiple state managed failures.
New Sheriff in Town 7 months ago

Concerned this, concerned that! When health workers are being hired, we see press conference. When Komenda Sugar factory is to reopen and provide employment, demonstration by "concerned citizens" of Komenda? Obviously, there ...
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Concerned this, concerned that! When health workers are being hired, we see press conference. When Komenda Sugar factory is to reopen and provide employment, demonstration by "concerned citizens" of Komenda? Obviously, there are citizens in Komenda who want to be employed and won't join this unproductive demonstration
Elephant Farmer 7 months ago

Oversized Brown Sugar Factory, the same Indian planers you sold it to. Indian Exim Bank. Kyrematen lost his job over there. No electricity to run the factory. No clean Water to irrigate the Sugar Cane farm. Dangote is making ...
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Oversized Brown Sugar Factory, the same Indian planers you sold it to. Indian Exim Bank. Kyrematen lost his job over there. No electricity to run the factory. No clean Water to irrigate the Sugar Cane farm. Dangote is making millions out of a small sugar Factory. See ndc and npp. Cocoa revenue is down cause of Mercury. Other Farms too. Left with legal and illegal Gold. Rosewood logging and export to... Ch... Manganese, Bauxite, illegal Fishing practices. Tuna sold to Europe by the Chinese Fishers. GA Land???
Envious Ghanaian! 7 months ago

Gyimiii saaaaa, when are Ghanaians goin to wise up? If the give the Ghanaians citizens, u’re against it, when we give foreigners, u’re demonstrating, so how do u get job and how do the country progress??? All orchestrated ...
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Gyimiii saaaaa, when are Ghanaians goin to wise up? If the give the Ghanaians citizens, u’re against it, when we give foreigners, u’re demonstrating, so how do u get job and how do the country progress??? All orchestrated by opposition!
Wakkuffo Waddo 7 months ago

NPP is not serious. How long does it take sugar cane to mature fully for sugar production?
Useless government.
Simple sugar cane factory you couldn't make it work.
You are telling us about who did much for independence.
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NPP is not serious. How long does it take sugar cane to mature fully for sugar production?
Useless government.
Simple sugar cane factory you couldn't make it work.
You are telling us about who did much for independence.
Stupid old man living in the past.
Pelicles 7 months ago

Mahama was president before Nana, right, and did you ask him the question you are directing at Nana? Remember that Mahama took $35million to rehabilitate the factory, so why is the factory not working and where is the money?

Mahama was president before Nana, right, and did you ask him the question you are directing at Nana? Remember that Mahama took $35million to rehabilitate the factory, so why is the factory not working and where is the money?
National Security 7 months ago

that's 1D1F for you

that's 1D1F for you
Mensah Ofosu 7 months ago

The idear of leasing the factory is GOOD but the government must negotiate well. It should be that of TEMA PORT for good 35 years...

The idear of leasing the factory is GOOD but the government must negotiate well. It should be that of TEMA PORT for good 35 years...

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