1D1F: Gov’t has overseen the development of 321 projects – Akufo-Addo

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has disclosed that 321 projects have been developed under the One District One Factory (1D1F) initiative.

According to him, he is proud that many projects have been developed in several districts to boost production and provide employment for Ghanaians.

“I am proud to say that my government has overseen the development of three hundred and twenty-one (321) 1D1F projects, consisting of two hundred and eleven (211) new medium to large scale enterprises, and the conscious enabling of one hundred and ten (110) existing enterprises, by injecting significant capital investments into the expansion of production facilities, and diversification of products,” President Akufo-Addo said on Tuesday in a Facebook post.

This was after honouring a visit to the Management of Blue Skies Ltd in Nsawam, in the Eastern Region.

In his post, President Akufo-Addo also revealed that 170,000 jobs have been created under the 1D1F programme.

“These enterprises have been established in one hundred and forty-two (142) districts across the country, across all sixteen (16) regions, and achieving fifty-four percent (54%) district coverage.

“Additionally, within this period, some one hundred and seventy thousand (170,000) jobs have been created under this novel 1D1F Programme by enterprises in operation,” President Akufo-Addo said.

The President stressed that his government aspires to bring a 1D1F project to every district.