Ethiopia’s Minister of Water and Energy, Dr. Ing. Habtamu Itefa, has praised the Jospong Group of Companies (JGC) for their outstanding environmental work in Ghana.
As a result, he has made a firm commitment to recommend the Jospong Group to his government upon his return, so that Ethiopia can benefit from the same high-quality services as Ghana.
“I’m impressed with what I’ve seen, particularly the compost plant.” “It’s fantastic,” he said.
On Friday, October 21, 2022, the Ethiopian Water and Energy Minister led a team of participants attending the All Systems Go Africa 2022 Symposium in Ghana to the JGC’s Accra Compost and Recycling Plant at Adjen Kotoku in Accra.
He admitted that most African countries are struggling to find locations for waste disposal, but he was optimistic that a similar plant like the Accra Compost and Recycling Plant would be expanded to other African countries, particularly Ethiopia.
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He stated that JGC has been a very exceptional group in terms of waste management.
According to Madam Ama A. Ofori Antwi, Executive Secretary of the Environmental Service Providers Association (ESPA), the international conference was attended by key stakeholders in the water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) sector from around the world.
She stated that as a private sector operator in Ghana, they used the All Systems Go Africa Symposium to exhibit their products in Ghana.
She stated that the private sector, as a stakeholder in the environment sector, plays a critical role in terms of systems, and that the sector has taken the lead in the WASH space.
“The private sector, in particular, has taken the lead in implementing the necessary infrastructure on the system to ensure that SDG Goal 6 is met,” she said.
Madam Ofori Antwi reiterated that the private sector was playing an important role in Ghana’s sanitation sector, and she urged the government to continue supporting WASH players.
Madam Sophia Kudjordji, JGC’s Chief Corporate Communications Officer, explained that her group was at the “All Systems Go Africa Symposium” to represent the private sector’s role in the WASH sector.
Participants at the symposium, she said, were astounded by JGC’s level of investment in the country in the area of waste treatment plants to support the government of Ghana’s agenda of a sustainable clean nation.
She went on to say that the participants’ visit to the Accra Compost Plant would provide them with an insight into the practical work of Ghana’s private sector.
She, on the other hand, condemned the destruction of the country’s water bodies caused by illegal mining, emphasizing the importance of people learning how to do the right thing by putting people first.
Every System Go Africa is a bilingual event that aims to improve water, sanitation, and hygiene systems.
From the 19th to the 21st of October, the Government of Ghana, IRC, and UNICEF hosted the All Systems Go Africa Symposium. It brought together policymakers, academics, development partners, service authorities, and providers, among others, to investigate and implement opportunities to improve the effectiveness and resilience of water, sanitation, and hygiene service delivery in Africa.
Source: JoyOnline
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