The flagbearer of the NPP has inaugurated a GHC50 million watermelon processing facility in Walewale, located in the North East Region. Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia stated that this factory will generate 800 direct employment opportunities and an additional 8,000 indirect jobs.
During the inauguration on November 22, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia noted that more than 150 factories have been established under the ‘One District, One Factory’ program.
The establishment of the watermelon factory is anticipated to contribute significantly to alleviating unemployment in the region.
Today, under ‘One district, One factory’, we have completed over one hundred and fifty factories in Ghana, and one of the factories that we have completed is the Walewale watermelon processing factory. I remember when we started, there were a lot of doubt whether we will be able to deliver this factory. In fact, only a few weeks ago, one of the members of the opposition party in this constituency said, we have put up an empty container, and it was not a factory. Today, I will like him to come and inspect the factory himself.
The Minister of Finance, Dr. Mohammed Amin Adam, stated that the government has successfully maintained robust macroeconomic stability within the nation.
The Ghanaian economy has come back to life following the difficulties we faced in the last three years. The indicators are improving by the day and now we want to focus on growth, economic growth, which has also demonstrated that the economy has recovered strongly.
Last year, we were supposed to grow at 1.5%. We grew at 2.9%. Half this year, we were supposed to grow at 3.1%, we grew at 5.8%, more than the real GDP growth we recorded in 2019 by 0.5%.
