A youth group at Akwatia in the Denkyembuor district of the Japanese Region has lauded government for appointing the former Normal Manager of Great Consolidated Diamonds Ghana Restricted, Enock Baah as the firm’s CEO.
The group calling itself Worried Youth of Akwatia (CoYA) say the new head of the mine is nicely reduce out for his new function and can lift the dwindled image of the company back to its first superb position.
The team also would like President Akufo-Addo to disregard statements by the Akwatia Growth Association (AkDA) that they are against the appointment.
In a assertion, Common Secretary of the group, Yaw Opoku Agyei accused one of leaders of the Akwatia Growth Affiliation, Kwadwo Obeng Darko of owning personal scores to settle with the CEO and has vowed to make certain the CEO is stripped off his appointment.
Background
Governing administration someday final year took in excess of the operations of Excellent Consolidated Diamonds Minimal (GCDGL) at Akwatia in the Eastern Area after the Jospong Team, father or mother company of GCDGL failed to efficiently run the agency.
The Ghana Consolidated Diamond Organization (GCD) was privatized to Good Consolidated Diamond Ghana Confined (GCDGL).
The GCDGL took over the operations of Ghana Consolidated Diamond Confined on August 23, 2011, with the promise of investing $100 million over a five-calendar year period to develop one million carats of diamonds every single calendar year within just the time period.
The corporation promised to create 2,500 immediate jobs and 50,000 oblique work opportunities for guidance providers.
But it was not able to commence operations following 6 a long time and the previous management has left a large debt.
The Taking care of Director of Point out Organization, Stephen Boateng on September 19, 2019, visited the Akwatia Ghana Consolidated Diamond Constrained (GDCGL) to obtain the circumstance on the grounds.
He declared that government has taken about from GDCGL to make certain that point out attributes are protected.
