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million. Mahama has been awarded the prize by Lindsey Oliver, co-founder of the Aljazeera news channel.
Ghanaian businessman Mr. Ibrahim Mahama was elected Industrialist of the Year at the 2018 Achievers Africa Award.
The African Achievers Award has always honored the great African achievers of African leaders, young performers and community builders to captains of industry across the continent.
The awards ceremony was established as one of the largest gatherings of influential and global African filmmakers on the continent.
At the 8th edition of the ceremony held in the House of Parliament, London, Mr. Mahama was presented with the prize awarded by Lindsey Oliver, co-founder of Aljazeera's news channel.
Receiving the award, Mr. Mahama conveyed his appreciation to the organizers of the event for the great honor done to him and his company – Engineers and Planners.
Dedication
"I dedicate this award to the memory of my father E.A. Mahama and my mother Joyce Tamakloe, both of whom were entrepreneurs," he said.
He also dedicated the award to the management and staff of Engineers and Planners, whose unremitting efforts have elevated the company at this stage.
million. Mahama stressed his confidence in the African continent by saying, "I believe that there are opportunities As Africans, we must capture the peaks of our economies and, as young people of the continent, we must think outside the box and seize the abundant opportunities that abound before our eyes. "
The business man also expressed his belief This award would encourage other young Africans to aspire to create their own business and take advantage of opportunities offered by Africa
Background
In 1997, with an equivalent of £ 500, 26- Ibrahim Mahama, aged one year, is returned to his homeland, Ghana, after staying in the UK to set up a heavy equipment rental business – Engineers & Planners
. The Ghanaian government of the day decided to privatize all state-owned mining companies.
million. Mahama has reworked its business model to take advantage of the government's privatization campaign
Today, this £ 500 rental company is now worth more than $ 5 billion in badets and human resources through the leadership of ###################################################################### 39; Ibrahim. Mahama.
Engineers and Planners built a huge portfolio in Ghana, working for mining giants such as Golden Star Resources and Goldfields Ghana.
Personnel and Operations
The company employs nearly 3,000 workers on the Damang and Tarkwa mines owned by South African Goldfields while it continues to work on D & # 's Other satellite projects across the country, including road construction, earthworks and civil works.
The impact of Mr. Mahama is not limited to Ghana was the first to open the Liberian economy to commercial mining activities after more than two decades of civil war when it won the contract of 39 exploitation of the Arcellor Mittal iron ore concession in Yekepa, Liberia.
million. Mahama is involved in other commercial interests. He is the owner of Man Bosch Ghana Limited (MBG), a company representing MAN DIESEL trucks in Ghana.
He is currently working on a cement production company that is expected to provide employment opportunities to several thousand wholesalers and retailers in Ghana and the West African sub-region.
The cement plant has a production capacity of 2.6 million tons per year and it is the highest cement plant in Ghana.
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