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All is set for Golden Jubilee Fair on
Wednesday
Accra, Feb. 19, GNA - All is set for President John Agyekum
Kufuor to officially open the Jubilee International Trade
and Exhibition Fair on Wednesday, which promises to be the
biggest event ever that would showcase Ghana's achievements
in trade, industry and technological advancement.
Preparation towards it has been outstanding as local and
foreign participants seemed to have been given ample time to
register, mount their cubicles and exhibits in the various
pavilions and stands.
This was the story when the GNA visited the Ghana Trade
Company Limited on Monday, two days before the opening of
the Fair to find out the level of preparation.
Mr Lawson B. Gidigasu, Director, Technical Operations of the
Company told the GNA that preparations were far advanced and
that stands were officially handed over to exhibitors to
mount their wares.
He stated emphatically that the one million targeted
participants would be exceeded as the number of countries
from Africa apart from the Sub-Region as well as local
exhibitors kept increasing apparently due to celebration of
Ghana @50, which has hyped the nations.
Mr Gidigasu said this year's fair has given extra four days
free of charge to the exhibitors and that the Ghana Trade
Fair Authority, was happy with the level of cooperation so
far.
"Security is intact, apart from our private personnel that
have been beefed up, there are also the military and police
personnel that would help maintain order on the fair
ground," he said.
He said this year's Golden Jubilee Fair would not only be
most revealing, but also very attractive and interesting to
visitors who would come for whatever reason.
Mr Gidigasu said the colours of Ghana would be well
displayed in variety of designs within and outside
Pavilions, especially Ghana's pavilion where locally made
products would be showcased.
The fair is under a broad theme: "Championing the African
Excellence."
Its sub theme is: "50 years of harnessing Ghana's Trade and
Industrial Opportunities."
It would be in line with Ghana's development priorities that
placed special emphasis on local products and services in
sectors such as agriculture and food production, building
and construction, industrial and production machinery, oil
and petro-chemical, mining and energy, transport,
telecommunication, scientific and technological
breakthroughs and banking and finance.
At the launch last October, Ms. Esther Ofori, Chief
Executive of GTFC, said 2007 would be the 40th anniversary
since the institution of trade fairs in Ghana at the centre.
She said through an effective collaboration with the
Ministry of Trade, Industry, Private Sector Development and
President's Special Initiative and the Ghana @ 50
Secretariat as well as other institutions, the golden
jubilee fair would be one that Ghanaians and the world would
be proud of.
GNA
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