Editorial by Ghanaian Times: Jospong Group deserves every support

The Lagos State Government in Nigeria has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Ghana’s Jospong Group of Companies to provide solutions to the recycling, treatment, and processing of waste in the state.

In a speech after signing the MoU on behalf of Lagos State, Mr. Tukunbo Wahab, the Commissioner of the Ministry of Environment and Water Resources, justified the choice of the Ghanaian group to provide service in Nigeria.

He said, among other things, that the public-private partnership (PPP) with Jospong was clinched because Jospong is the best company in Africa that could offer the needed services to address the state’s hydra-headed waste challenges.

The Commissioner added that Jospong can turn Nigeria’s waste into valuable resources or wealth.

We are excited about the eulogy from Mr. Wahab, a foreigner, as that goes to prove that Jospong Group is being watched outside the country and that the quality of its services in waste management is not in doubt.

No wonder one of its subsidiaries, Zoomlion, already provides similar services in other African countries, such as Togo, Angola, Zambia, Equatorial Guinea, and Liberia.

In fact, the Jospong Group has carved a niche for itself as a reliable solution to the increasing waste management problems in Africa.

The Group, which started as a printing press in 1995 and now has some 60 subsidiaries and has shown business interest in over 14 sectors, has a company in Asia too.

Some of its business areas are banking and insurance, aluminum processing, plastic waste recycling, jute production, oil and gas, ICT, manufacturing, building and construction, automobiles and equipment, ports and logistics services, mining and quarrying, logistics, and agriculture.

At a time and in a country where some businesses are not able to overcome their nascent problems and, as a result, die prematurely, the Jospong keeps flourishing.

This means the group is doing something right that other businesses, particularly the failing ones, should know and adopt.

Even though we cannot actually point to the secrets behind Jospong’s phenomenal success, we can say that its Executive Chairman, Dr. Joseph Siaw Agyepong, values godliness in his dealings.

It is, therefore, not surprising that godliness opens the couching of its core values, which read: “Godliness & Fellowship, Service Excellence, Stewardship, People-Focused, Teamwork.”.

Public utterances that emanate from the group clearly point to the fact that it is not relenting in its daily efforts to be the best in its chosen areas.

This gives hope that it will lead to addressing current challenges and those that will arise over time. We are solidly behind Jospong Group because its good work outside Ghana is a demonstration of selling the country, which boosts its goodwill in the global space.

Besides, though its services abroad create jobs in the host countries, some of these services are also rendered by Ghanaians posted there.

Obviously, these add up to jobs created for Ghanaians at home. We are also aware of the huge taxes it pays to the state, as well as the foreign exchange repatriations it brings home, all in the bid to improve the country’s gross domestic product.

The Jospong Group of Companies therefore deserves every support the state of Ghana can give it to continue to flourish.