By Michael Foli Jackidy, GNA
Ho, Sept. 16, GNA – A high-powered delegation of Volta Region traditional rulers, led by Togbe Tepre Hodo IV, the President of the Volta Regional House of Chiefs and Paramount Chief of Anfoega, has arrived in China for a strategic investment tour.
The visit, at the invitation of Ghana’s Ambassador to the People’s Republic of China, Mr Kojo Bonsu, is aimed at exploring concrete investment partnerships to support development initiatives and address key challenges facing the Volta Region.
The delegation, coordinated by Mr Peter Ahiakpor, a Volta native and businessman, includes Togbe Gabusu VII of Hohoe, Togbe Atikpladza Agbi Yao VIII of Kpalime, Togbe Sei II of Botoku, Togbe Dagadu IX of Kpando, Togbe Tenge Dzokoto Gligui VII of Anyako, and Togbe Adama III of Some.
In its release, the chiefs were received at the Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport by Ambassador Bonsu, a team of Chinese business executives, Mr Jiang Jia Hua and Mr Blaze Li of Sinohui Investment Corporation, and Madam Aku-Sika Kpene, a daughter of the Volta Region and Board Member of the Produce Buying Company (Shea).
The investment mission is focusing on opportunities in Information Technology and technology transfer, education and skills development, agriculture and agribusiness, sanitation and waste management, as well as tourism and heritage development.
The delegation is expected to engage potential Chinese investors and business partners on opportunities that could facilitate technology transfer, create jobs, strengthen local skills and attract investment into strategic sectors of the regional economy.
The visit also seeks to strengthen ties between the Volta Region and international investors while positioning the region to participate more actively in the global investment community.
The tour marks an effort by traditional authorities and development stakeholders to promote investment partnerships capable of contributing to sustainable economic and social development in the Volta Region.
GNA
Edited by Maxwell Awumah/Benjamin Mensah