Dr. John Kumah, the deputy finance minister, has urged Ghanaian companies to adopt sound corporate governance practices in order to expand beyond the first and second generations.
He pointed out that as time goes on, Ghanaian-owned businesses only retain their initial generation of owners, which is hardly encouraging for a nation aspiring to be entrepreneurial and independent.
At the inauguration of Safare Tissues, a fully owned Ghanaian company that manufactures high-quality tissue brands in the nation that compete with those from abroad, John Kumah made this point clear.
“There should be better Corporate Governance Institutions in place. I want to encourage Seabeige, if you want us to meet after 50 years when our Chairman General will be an Old man, I want to attend your 50th anniversary with everybody here testifying because by that time you’ll be a global product. If you can have that picture, then you begin to set a certain culture right in this business for it to grow beyond us.
I want to encourage you, let’s get the Corporate Governance Institutions right from the word go. It should not be said that right after the original owners passed, the company also passed. This is a major problem of many Ghanaian businesses in our country. Let’s begin to understand how to grow businesses beyond our lifetime and beyond our first and second generation and when we do that, we will be answering the question of job creation”.
On his part, the Managing Director for Seabeige Ghana Limited, Eric Amofa who is a producer of Safare Tissues indicated that the product has come to stay and to compete on the market legally.
He said, “our vision is to ensure Safare Tissue becomes a household name, easy-to-find and the number one choice for all tissue related needs for every home in Ghana”.
Eric Amofa said even though Seabeige has the capacity to produce products to suit demands in Ghana, they will continue to improve in order to meet all demands.
“The current capacity of Seabeige Ghana Limited can supply all of Ghana and we will continue to make further improvement in our capacity to meet the growing market demands,” he said.
At the launch, Media personality and businesswoman, Deloris Frimpong Manso was unveiled as the Ambassador of the product wholly produced in Ghana and Ghanaian-owned.
Delay, who was very positive about the latest introduction said she agreed to join Seabeige Ghana Limited as an ambassador for Safare Tissues because she wanted to chat a new path and believes a wholly Ghanaian-owned company produces the product here in Ghana.
She indicated that “Safare is born to succeed and I’m very happy to be part of this success story. I cannot wait to say in the future that I can relax and say they started with me and they will stay with me. All I know is that I don’t touch something which will fail. That’s not it, there can’t be failure and Delay in the same place.
“If there is one thing I can say, it is the fact that I have the Midas Touch and everything I touch it turns to gold. I can give you endless examples, the Delay show is fifteen years old and it feels like a day old. It’s moving from Grace to Grace,” she said.
About Safare Products
Safare Tissue is a wide range of quality, soft and highly absorbent virgin tissue products made from the finest and yet most hygienic tissue materials.
The amazing quality and beautifully packaged SAFARE products represent the new experience in the world of tissues on the Ghanaian market.
Safare products include Toilet Rolls, Paper Towels, Table Napkins, Facial Box Tissue, Pocket Tissue and other related products will be introduced unto the market in 2023.