As He Is Crowned Honorary Chief… Dr.Seawright Hands Over State Of The Art Cold-Room To Nimiyama
The colourful ceremony which took place at the chiefdom on the 20th February this year brought together different stakeholders as they described the project as one of their biggest dreams that had come true.
Dr.Alfred Seawright thanked the Chief for giving him an open hand. He said Seawright Mining does not undertake individual projects but one that will benefit the entire community.
He pointed out that they were undertaking more of community development projects.
Both chiefdoms in which they are operating, he said made requests to them and one of the requests was the provision of a cold room.
He promised to do the same in the other chiefdom but pointed out that that the next one will be more advanced than the current one.
Dr. Seawright said he felt very comfortable with the honorary chief position given to him.
Some of the facilities which was added to the cold –room included CCTV in and out of the complex, the training of 9 staff, 1,000 cartoons of fish, two standby generators, three months diesel and a three months’ salary to staff among other support. He called on the government to replicate his efforts and asked that government goes down to the people to know their needs.”
Giving the purpose of the gathering, Paramount Chief George Bockarie Torto of Jaiama Sewafe described the event as something that is very special to them.
While he was giving a background on his early encounter with Seawright, Mining Company CEO,P.C. Torto, said the project came about through the diligence, sacrifice, passion and fulfilled promise of Dr. Seawright.
Giving a brief background of the Nimiyama Fisheries Project Saa Moigua who said the program made them to realise that there is a difference between intelligence and wisdom.
“For a company to put other people’s interest at the centre of their business means a lot. If you want to do any successful investment, contact Dr. Seawright. The Chief threw his seed on a fertile ground which is Seawright.”
He promised on behalf of the chiefdom to manage the cold-room to the best of their ability and to make sure the company’s effort does not go in vain.
Constituency 022 Honourable Tom Tucker described that day as one filled with jubilation in the constituency. He went on to thank the company.
“I know what it means to put and develop such company as I was part of the mining business for so long but what brother Dr. Seawright has done one could hardly come across.”
He continued to say that before they were having issues for fresh fish but now they were going to thank God for this.
He ended by saying it was an opportunity for them to do more with the management to put their strategy together.
National Mineral Agency (NMA) representative Edward said the day was an important one especially for them that are working in the mining industry.
He said the project is one of the biggest and such is one of the benefits of mining in the country.
“This structure will continue to remain after the mining. The company is on exploration stage and it is not incumbent on them to do such thing.
it is because we accepted them that was why they are doing what they are doing today. I believe if we continue to give them the support and for them to graduate to full scale mining, this community will develop.”
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