Wednesday, June 19, 2013
According to reports the UK government has pledged to establish a free port in Ghana. The free port will be located in the Western Region to facilitate the haulage and maintenance of ships and other machinery used in the oil exploitation areas of the country.
UK Prime Minister, David Cameron, promised to visit Ghana very soon, and gave the assurance that his country would leverage diplomatic and bilateral relations with Ghana in the areas of trade, oil and gas, and general investment that would be beneficial to the two countries.
Ghana’s president, John Dramani Mahama, said that the development of a free port in the Western Region would not only give Ghana the opportunity to create jobs, but it would help build the capacity of its people, who would serve in neighbouring countries.