News:
July 8, 2020
Member of Parliament for Ningo-Prampram, Sam George Nartey has said less than hundred days in office should former President John Mahama be re-elected as president by Ghanaians, the electricity and water problems of B5 Plus Steel Company would be addressed.
According to him, he is worried that B5 Plus Company, the largest steel company in West Africa which employs a huge number of his constituents still has problem with regards to constant supply of electricity and water.
He lamented over the inability of the current government under the leadership of President Nana Akufo-Addo to address their issues despite the fact that the nation needs industrial drive.
Mr. Sam Nartey in an interview pointed out that the issue of B5 Plus is sad because the current government was quick to put up a sign board that the company was one of its flagship programme; “One District, One Factory” initiative, despite the company being in existent for a decade.
“You would have expected that government being quick in taking credit, there would be dedicated line to provide B5 Plus with power, this is an eighty million dollars investment. And their plants are not working at the capacity in which they should work despite the claim that they are interested in industrialization”.
The lawmakers alleged that government is giving B5 Plus competition by giving tax exemption to a company that is bringing cheap steel despite the fact that B5 Plus is a local company and added that government is not giving the needed support.
“B5 Plus, a steel company located in the Prampram industrial enclave needs water to run its coolers and electricity to fire its plant, three of them at the moment only one is working because they don’t have adequate electricity power supply”.
Kwaku Sakyi-Danso/Ghanamps.com