By Michael Kofi Kenetey
The Management of Blue Skies Products Ghana Limited in Nsawam-Dobro has made a passionate appeal to government, the Inspector General of Police, Dr. George Akuffo Dampare, and the Ghana Police Administration to help secure their one hundred acreage of land earmarked for the construction of an ultra-modern factory at Asuboi in the Nsawam-Adoagyiri Municipality of the Eastern Region.
As a way of expanding the scope of the company to help employ more youth in the area, the company has acquired the one-hundred-acre land at Asuboi near the Kua River to build an ultra-modern factory and also help develop the surrounding communities.
However, the illegal activities of sand winners have destroyed over 50 percent of the land area.
Blue Skies Products Ghana Limited, producers of fresh fruit juice from fruits produced in Ghana such as mango, pineapple, and watermelon, among others, has over the years provided employment to hundreds of youth in the area. In order to provide more jobs to the youth, the company acquired one hundred acres of land at Asuboi to build an ultra-modern factory that will help employ over four thousand youth in the area.
In the interim, they released the land to about 50 farmers for crop production; however, a few weeks ago, they had information that some unknown armed men had taken over the land, beaten and sacked the farmers, destroyed their crops, and started sand-winning activities on the land.
In an interview with GBC NEWS, the Head of Foundation and Corporate Affairs of Blue Skies Products Ghana Limited, Alistair Djimatey, noted that the company, in order to protect the biodiversity of the area, has planted over 350 trees of different species; however, the sand winners have destroyed all the trees, sacked the farmers, destroyed all their crops, fish ponds, and also destroyed the land cover.
He noted that they have reported the issue to the Ghana Police Service; however, nothing has been done about the issue.
Some farmers who spoke to GBC News noted that life has now become difficult for them.
