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The government is to resurrect the defunct Ayum Timber Company in Mim in the new region of Ahafo, said Friday the president, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo.
He added that the Ministry of Commerce and Industry had finalized the terms and that the company's plywood mills section would begin commercial production by the second quarter of 2019.
Speaking to leaders and residents of Mim on a durbar as part of his three-day working visit to the Bono, Bono East and Ahafo regions, President Akufo-Addo announced that 300 people would be hired to work in the plywood section.
He spoke of political vigilance and called on the population to support his government in its attempt to dissolve such groups.
Professor Okawrobour Yaw Agyei II, supreme chief of the traditional region of Mim, has previously expressed concern at the rapid depletion of the Ayum Forest due to illegal logging.
The leader called on the president to take decisive action to protect the forest, which remains the main source of raw materials to feed society.
Okofrobour Prof. Agyei II told the president that Mim was developing and developing rapidly in terms of physical infrastructure, explaining that this had resulted in his rapid socio-economic growth and had therefore called for the creation of a separate district for the region.
He said that the leaders and residents of Mim and its environs would be forever grateful to President Akufo-Addo and his government for their commitment and determination to bring the forest enterprise to life in order to create opportunities. employment for young people in the region.
Okofrobour Prof. Agyei II once again expressed gratitude to President Akufo-Addo for the establishment of the Ahafo region, which he said would advance development in the region and called on the government to provide the necessary funds for the smooth running of the roads. canton.
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