The Chief Executive Officer of Electrochem Ghana Limited, Abdul Razak Adam, has called on the government to ban the importation of salt.

According to him, Ghana has a large quantity of this produce, and importing this commodity will cause more harm than good to the local industry.

Citing Electrochem as an example, Mr. Adam said the salt mining firm could produce about two million metric tonnes of salt per year.

This is more than the annual salt consumption of the country, which is pegged at approximately 750,000 metric tonnes.

Abdul Razak Adam made this known after a media tour of the company's facilities, saying, "We should not be importing salt when we have it in abundance here."

He also called on the government to take cues from some laws passed by the Nigerian government on the importation of certain items to protect local businesses from external shocks.

Electrochem Ghana Limited, a fully Ghanaian-owned company, sits on a 41,000-acre concession at Ada Songor.

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