Ellah Lakes has concluded plans to establish a subsidiary in Ghana after signing a deal with an haulage company, KJM Trading Limited, which operates within the country and Nigeria.
The Nigerian palm oil producer says it will create Ellah Lakes Ghana, which will oversee its operation in the West African country as it plans to introduce its products there.
In a statement announcing the deal, Ellah Lakes said the partnership is one of many other Anglophone transactions it intends to make in order to increase its African presence.
Although the deal with KJM Trading Limited is subject to negotiation and execution of definitive documentation, a part of the statement reads.
It was gathered that Ellah Lakes will have access to KJM’s haulage business to deepen its reach across Africa, and it will purchase arable farmland with a size of 20,000 hectares in Ghana.
Chuka Mordi, the Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of Ellah Lakes said the deal is the first stage of its dominance in the sub saharan continent.
And Emmanuel Jones-Mensah, the CEO of KJM, said the deal is right for both companies.
