More Jobs Coming Under IDIF – Alan Kyerematen reveals

The Minister of Trade and Industry, Mr Alan Kwadwo Kyerematen, has revealed that President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo government is committed and ready to resource the private sector through the One District, One Factory (IDIF) initiative to create more jobs for the teeming unemployed youth in the country.

So far, according to the sector Minister, over 150 thousand jobs have been made available by the government under its flagship One District, One Factory Programme.

These jobs which were created under the programme, he disclosed include direct and indirect jobs created by the 104 companies that are already operational in the country.

Mr Kyerematen was speaking in an interview on Asempa FM’s Ekosii Sen Programme on Friday, July 30, 2021, being monitored by Soireenews.

The 1D1F is a private sector-led initiative introduced by President Nana Akufo-Addo to create the necessary conducive environment for businesses to access funding from financial institutions and other support services from government agencies so as to establish factories and production units in the various districts of the country.

The initiative is part of the industrialisation plan by the government to create jobs for the teeming youth.

But most people are sceptical about the viability of the programme and have continuously demanded the government comes clean on monies invested in the project.

In response, the Trade Minister said the feat chalked in the implementation of IDIF has silenced their critics.

“People were doubting government when we started IDIF but now they are quiet. We have delivered,” he stated.

Freeman Koryekpor Awlesu