Comfort Doyoe Ghansah's Stance on Ada's Salt Industry: Implications for Ghana's industrial future

Ghana is on the brink of realizing the immense potential of its salt industry through the transformative efforts of Electrochem Ghana.

This $2 billion project, backed by a consortium including the Minerals Income Investment Fund (MIIF) and Ecobank, has the potential to position Ghana as Africa’s largest salt exporter while fostering local economic growth in Ada.

However, MP Comfort Doyoe Ghansah has emerged as a central figure undermining this national vision. In a recent interview in the Ada language, she assured locals that the NDC would "sort out" the Songor issue, spreading misinformation and making claims that starkly contradict the government’s stated intentions for industrialization.

These statements reveal a clear agenda driven by self-interest rather than the welfare of her constituents.

Electrochem Ghana has made significant commitments, including allocating salt pans to the community that are double the size specified in the original PNDC master plan.

These initiatives are designed to promote sustainable livelihoods while creating thousands of direct jobs and contributing over $5 million annually to local revenue streams.

The MP’s actions not only jeopardize these gains but also threaten Ghana’s reputation as a secure and attractive destination for investment.

Her campaign to sabotage Electrochem is not just an attack on a single company—it undermines a collective effort supported by government resources and private sector partners.

By inciting unrest and spreading falsehoods, she risks scaring off investors, deterring future industrial projects, and depriving the Ada community of the opportunities they desperately need.

The stakes are clear. Ghana’s industrial future depends on projects like Electrochem succeeding. The violent disruptions and misinformation campaigns orchestrated by MP Doyoe Ghansah are unacceptable. Every Ghanaian must demand accountability and transparency to ensure that personal agendas do not derail national progress.

The government must act decisively to protect this project, engage stakeholders constructively, and signal to the world that Ghana is serious about industrialization. The time for action is now. Ada’s story should be one of growth, not sabotage.