The minister for Trade Agribusiness and Industry, Elizabeth Ofosu-Adjare, has inspected a proposed site for a new garment factory in Cape Coast, Central Region, as government’s drive to expand Ghana’s garment and textile manufacturing sector.

The Minister accompanied by the ministry’s Chief Director and senior officials, visited the site on Monday, August 31, 2026. The visit follows President John Dramani Mahama’s commitment to establish garment factories in the Central, Eastern and Bono regions as part of a broader industrialisation and job‑creation agenda.

Hon. Ofosu‑Adjare expressed satisfaction with the location, citing its accessibility and proximity to road networks, which would ease workers’ commutes. She noted that chiefs and residents had made the land available and were undertaking preparatory works, including excavation.

“The site could be ready within one to two months,” the Minister said, caveatting that the timeline depended on the completion of ongoing preparatory works.

She emphasised that the local community’s enthusiasm to host the factory is encouraging and said the project would provide much‑needed employment while boosting economic activity in the region.

“Garment factories create jobs,” she said, citing the recently commissioned Northshore Apparel Hub in Savelugu as a practical example of the sector’s potential.

She said that the Northshore facility, commissioned on August 28, 2026, is expected to create about 3,000 jobs in its first phase and to reach 10,000 when fully operational. Its managers are preparing for international shipments, and the project is being positioned to benefit from the government’s 24‑Hour Economy initiative by operating multiple shifts to expand production and employment.

Hon. Ofosu‑Adjare said the government was working to extend similar opportunities across the country but stressed that government‑supported industrial projects must pass several stages, including feasibility studies, procurement and technical assessments.

“Anytime you are doing a government project, you go through a process,” she said, adding that transaction advisers were working on the proposed garment projects and that construction could begin once requisite processes were completed.

The Minister assured the chiefs and people of Cape Coast that they would be informed when the processes had been finalized and a definitive construction timeline established.