Melcom Achimota Branch Commissioned

The Achimota branch of Melcom had been officially opened for business with a call on the public to give the new branch the same patronage given to other Melcom shops across the country.

In his address, Deputy Minister for Trades and Industry, Hon. Robert Ahomka Linday, said that the government has a very clear vision and strategy on job creation through industrial transformation.

He mentioned the One District One Factory program been spearheaded by his Ministry and the planting for food and job flagship program of the Ministry of Food and Agriculture as some of the strategies been implemented by the government.

He said these flagship programs if well implemented, will help create jobs, enhance and increase incomes and alleviate poverty among the people.

He commended the erstwhile NDC Government for instituting the promotion of locally manufactured goods which the current NPP Government is continuing.

Hon. Robert Ahomka Lindsay indicated that we must produce and consume more locally manufactured goods in order to create jobs for the people and to develop as a country which is a vision of the current government.

The Deputy Trades and Industry Minister commended the Melcom Group for putting up the state of the arts edifice for business and urged other businesses in the country to emulate the examples and upgrade their physical infrastructures of retail trading.

He implored all entrepreneurs and business entities to improve the environment in which they conduct their business in order to make the environment conducive for business and to also ensure the lives of their clients are secured.

He tasked the Melcom Group of Companies to replicate such edifices in all the districts within Ghana. We need more outlets like Melcom to do business in the country to source for more locally manufactured products for the people

For his part, the Melcom Group of Companies Director for Communications, Mr. Godwin Avenorgbor , pointed out that the company which started operation in Ghana since 1989 is creating jobs and upgrading the skills of locals to take up commanding heights within the company.

‘’ One of the joint managers at Melcom is a Ghanaian by naturalization and that out of the 38 Melcom brand Managers 34 are Ghanaians and by February 2018 , he announced, Melcom will only have one expatriate Manager’’.

Melcom now operates in all the ten regional capitals of Ghana and that they are now extending their services to the municipals and districts nationwide.

He disclosed that the Achimota Melcom, which is the 38^th Melcom branch nationwide, will become one of the principal centers for the Melcom made-in-Ghana promotions. The Melcom made-in-Ghana promotion has been in existence for some time now and has been used by the company to promote and sell only locally manufactured goods.

He said the new branch has set new standards for ensuring a safe and secure environment for all their business premises. Safety and security has become even more paramount in our overall attitude for doing business in Ghana while we aim at satisfying our customers’ desire for convenience and variety’’.

The new building he noted has been duly constructed as per the approved structural designs.

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