The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Electrochem Ghana Limited, operators of Africa’s salt mine, Abdul Razak Adam, has stated that no single individual or group of persons has been displaced from their homes or lands as a result of the company’s operations within the Ada Songor enclave. According to him, the living standards of the people within the catchment communities where the company operates have rather improved due to the many corporate social investments undertaken by the company. Mr. Adam made these remarks when he appeared before Parliament’s joint committees on Energy, Mines, and Forestry on Thursday, July 4, 2024.
On November 6, 2023, some irate youth of Toflokpo clashed with security officers over the operations of Electrochem Ghana. The Member of Parliament for Sege, Christian Otuteye, subsequently made a statement on the floor and called for the intervention of the legislature to avert future occurrences of such unfortunate situations. First Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Joseph Osei-Owusu, who presided over proceedings, directed the then Mines and Energy committee to conduct an investigation into the leasehold agreement and the parliamentary approval that authorized Electrochem Ghana to embark on salt mining in Ada.
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Responding to allegations made by vested interest groups, including the Dangbe East Salt Producers Association (DESPA) and Ada Songor Lagoon Association (ASLA), against Electrochem, the CEO emphasized that no single individual has been made homeless due to the company’s operations. “There is no single person that has been displaced from their home, there is no single person, even though it is 42,000 acres. But we know that you don’t go and mine within the 42,000 acres. The communities that we came to meet, the communities are existing, they have not been displaced. However, their lives have rather been made better because we have constructed toilet facilities,” he stated.
