<p>President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has cut the sod for the construction of a solid waste treatment facility.</p>



<p>The facility is located  ;at Fiaso in the Techiman South Municipal of the Bono East Region.</p>



<p>The sod-cutting ceremony came up on Wednesday, September 9, 2020.</p>



<p>It was graced by the Ministers of Bono East Region, Kofi Amoakohene and Sanitation- Water Resources, Madam Cecilia Abena Dapaah.</p>



<p>Others were the Executive Chairman of <a href="https://openlife.ng/">Jospong</a> Group of Companies, Dr Joseph Siaw-Agyepong, Paramount Chief of Techiman, Oseadeyo Ekumfi-Ameyaw IV. Queen mother of Fiaso, Ohemaa Mariama also registered visible presence.</p>



<p>It formed part of the President’s two-day tour in the Bono East Region.</p>



<p> ;The 15-million Euro project is expected to be completed within four months. It is under a partnership amongst Zoomlion Ghana,  ;its private sector partners and the Ministry of Sanitation and Water Resources.</p>



<p>When completed, the plant will have facilities including plastic waste recycling, finished products and spare parts, compost workshop, sorting workshop and an office building.</p>



<p>The rest are <a href="http://www.wsj.com">restaurant,</a> weighing bridge, recycling plant, washing bay, skills training scavengers, clinic and a laboratory. </p>



<p>Speaking at the ceremony, the Executive Chairman of JGC, Dr Joseph Siaw-Agyepong said the plant will create 75 direct jobs. Siaw-Agyepong who also doubles as the CEO of Zoomlion, added that 250 indirect jobs would also be created.</p>



<p>“With the President Nana performing the sod-cutting ceremony, we are starting the construction immediately. All the machines are ready to facilitate the project,” he said.</p>



<p>He thanked the chiefs and people of Techiman and Fiaso for making available a 100-acre land for the project.</p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>THE DISTRICTS</strong></h2>



<p>According to him, eight districts in the region will bring their solid waste to the facility.</p>



<p>The districts, he said, include Techiman Municipal, <a href="https://openlife.ng/">Techiman North</a> and South, Nkoranza North and South. Others are Kintampo South and North and Wenchi.</p>



<p>“This solid waste facility has the capacity to do sorting, process waste into fertilisers, plastics among others,” he said. ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ;</p>



<p>President Nana Akufo-Addo’s vision to make Accra the cleanest city in Africa drives our enthusiasm, Dr Siaw-Agyepong  ;said. Therefore, the waste treatment facilities will support the vision of attaining cleanest city in the world.</p>



<p>He commended the President for setting up a sanitation ministry to take care of the country’s sanitation needs.</p>



<p>He further used the opportunity to congratulate the President for his appointment as the ECOWAS Chairman.</p>



<p>On her part, the Minister of Sanitation and Water Resources, Madam Cecilia Abena Dapaah frowned at open defecation.</p>



<p>She entreated citizens in the region to refrain from practices such as indiscriminate dumping of refuse, especially into the drains.</p>



<p>She reaffirmed her ministry’s approval  ;of Zoomlion’s initiative to construct waste treatment facilities in all the 16 regions.</p>



<p>Dapaah  ;called on other private waste companies to come on board and support the government in addressing the sanitation challenges.</p>



<p>According to Madam Dapaah, a similar project would be commissioned on September 13, in Goaso, Ahafo Region.</p>

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