Atta Mills
informed of centenary celebration of Cadbury
Accra, Feb. 5, Ghanadot/GNA- Government has given an
assurance to assist foreign investors and maintain
partnerships with firms to give of their best to national
economic growth.
President John Evans Atta Mills said Government would make
sure credible companies were well-maintained to provide jobs
for Ghanaians from the investments they had made.
The President gave the assurance when a delegation from the
Company, led by the British High Commissioner in Accra,
Nicholas Westcott paid a courtesy call on him at the Castle,
Osu in Accra.
The delegation congratulated Prof. Atta Mills on his
assumption of office as President of Ghana.
President Atta Mills, recalled with excitement his days at
Achimota School, where he was hosted at the Cadbury House,
and praised the assistance of the Company in the provision
of scholarships and other forms of assistance to the school
as well as other areas of national development.
The President commended the Company, and reiterated that
Government’s readiness to accord the company the necessary
support to promote the growth of the national economy.
Mr Todd Stitzer, Chief Executive Officer, traced the
relationship between Ghana and Cadbury to the last 100 years
and announced that the Company would be celebrating it
centenary this month.
Mr Stitzer said the Company last year launched the Cadbury
Cocoa Partnership, a 45-million dollar initiative to secure
the economic, social and environmental sustainability of
farmers and their communities in Ghana, India, Indonesia and
the Caribbean.
In Ghana, the Partnership is investing 30 million dollars
over the next ten years to secure the future of cocoa
farmers and their communities.
Already, the Partnership is active in 100 Ghanaian
communities, which have identified their main development
needs, including the construction of new school buildings or
forming Cocoa Youth Clubs to encourage the next generation
to remain with agriculture, particularly cocoa farming.
The CEO commended the quality of Ghana’s cocoa.
Meanwhile the Executive of the Association of Private Lotto
Operators, at an interaction press with the President and
the Press, called for a review of the laws banning private
lotto operators in the country.
Mr. Ato Conduah, a consultant to the Association,
specifically called a repeal of sections 35 and 41 of the
National Lotteries Act.
GNA
