SOURCE: GNA
Cattle herders are exploiting the porous fencing of the 1200 acres of the Tema Freezone enclave to graze their cattle in the industrial hub.
The situation is creating a security threat and a nuisance for some 85 companies who struggle to curtail the movement of animals to prevent accidents and mitigate damage to properties.
The Director of the Tema Administrative Office of the Ghana Free Zones Authority, Mrs Patience Acorlor, said this, during a familiarisation tour by the Minister of Trade and Industry, K.T Hammond.
The enclave, which provides employment for seven thousand people, consists of 37 Free Zone enterprises and 48 non-Free Zone enterprises.
Mrs. Acorlor, mentioned other challenges like, deteriorating roads, inadequate streetlights and irregular water supply. She said the Authority with support from partners such as the World Bank and GIZ, is carrying out some projects which include the construction of roads and fence walls, as well as expansion of water storage facilities.
Mr. Hammond, said the Free Zone Authority must strive to be the centre for industrialisation and commerce by widening its scope of operations to attract more companies to the enclave.
He said challenge with cattle herders will be brought to the attention of the appropriate security agencies to handle.
SOURCE: GNA
