Akufo-Addo commissions salt mine and processing plant at Ada Songor

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has commissioned an ultra-modern salt mining and processing plant at Ada Songor.

The multi-million dollar salt mining is expected to produce One Million (1,000,000) metric tons of salt per annum for local markets and international exports.

Commissioning the project, President Akufo-Addo, remarked that the vision of the Chief Executive Officer of the McDan Group of Companies, Dr. Daniel McKorley, was in tune with his government’s policy of One-District-One Factory.

He therefore called on the residents of Ada to support the project.

“For this project to thrive, it will need the support and backing not only of the government but also of the people and chiefs of the community.  And to this end, I will want to extend the appreciation of the government and people of Ghana to my good friend, the paramount chief of the Ada traditional area and his chiefs and people for giving the support you have given your own son and it is a gesture that should be emulated by other traditional authorities.

“You have seen for yourself the development that this project is already bringing to Ada including the construction of a sports complex, interest-free loans to traders and businesswomen and men of Ada, the construction of roads, the introduction of a scholarship scheme, and the provision of potable water for the communities in the catchment area”.

The President promised to construct roads linking to the mine.

“I have taken note of the request by McDan for the construction of some major roads leading to the mine and I will put this request to the Minister of Roads and ensure that he is disbursed to construct the roads and I will take a personal interest in them.”

The project is being undertaken by Electrochem Ghana Limited, a wholly owned Ghanaian company registered in 2017 under the laws of Ghana.

It is a subsidiary of McDan Group of Companies and is expected 2025 to produce two Million (2,000,000.00) metric tons of salt per annum by the time phase two of the project will be operational and fully situated on about 41,000 acres of land.