Use PPP to create jobs for the youth - Minister

Mrs Joyce Bawa Mogtari, the Deputy Minister of Transport, has called on the private sector to take advantage of Government’s agenda on Public Private Partnerships to create job opportunities for the youth.

The PPP are mechanisms for government to procure and implement public infrastructure and services using the resources and expertise of the private sector for national development.

Mrs Mogtari made the call during the launch of the Toyota forklift at the Achimota Golf Club in Accra.

She said heavy investment by the private sector was not new to Ghana and therefore called on Toyota Ghana to at least open a plant in the country.

She explained that the plant would serve as knowledge transfer base especially for Ghanaian youth studying technical areas of education.

She urged companies to engage the Ministry for other opportunities streamlined to develop the transportation sector.

Mr Yoshio Ishii, Group Manager of Toyota in charge of India, Africa and Middle East, said the Toyota forklifts feature rugged construction, advanced technology and the perfect design for optimum performance and value.

“It is equipped with optimum lifting and lowering speeds for an optimum material handling experience,” he added.

He urged stakeholders in the transport, construction, agriculture and handling sectors to seize the opportunity to experience the benefits and use of Toyota Forklifts and Material Handling.

Mr Alexis Mandrange, the Deputy Manager of CFAO Equipment, said the company was proud to introduce the all new Toyota Material Handling onto the Ghanaian market.

He said as a specialised division of the CFAO Group, CFAO Equipment is a proven leader in the distribution of high-performance machinery and equipment in Africa, offering new sales, rental services and maintenance solutions to entrepreneurs in Africa and across the world.

He said the CFAO was elated to partner with the Toyota brand that has over the years supplied one million durable and sturdy forklifts to clients in about 200 countries including Ghana.

Mr Mandrange promised the readiness of the CFAO to work with government in the PPP arrangement to develop the transport sector.