Aboso Glass Factory
Aboso Glass Factory is a glass company located in Aboso, a town near Tarkwa, which is the capital of Wassa West District, in the Western Region of Ghana.
Controversy
The situation surrounding the Aboso Glass Factory highlights ongoing tensions regarding resource management and community involvement. The opposition by the youth to Linkin Birds Company accessing scraps from the factory suggests concerns about transparency, equitable benefits for locals, or potential environmental impacts.Such disputes are common when decisions about local resources are made without sufficient community engagement, particularly when those resources hold economic or historical significance. GIHOC Distilleries Company, as a key stakeholder, might need to work closely with the community to address these concerns and ensure that any agreements are fair and mutually beneficial.
In a phone interview, Maxwell Kofi Jumah, Managing Director of GIHOC Distilleries Company, explained that the directive originated from a new investor and assured that only the scraps would be removed, with nothing else taken out.
The community, however, disputes this claim, stating that scraps are still being taken away. They allege that roofing sheets from the building have also been removed, and transformers powering the factory have been dismantled.