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The Furniture and Wood Products Association of Ghana (FAWAG) has assured the public that President John Mahama’s decision to ban wooden furniture in schools will not harm local furniture businesses.
This comes after the president announced on June 5, during the national celebration of World Environment Day in Accra, that wooden furniture will soon be banned in schools. The move is part of efforts to fight deforestation and promote environmental care.
Speaking on Channel One Newsroom on Friday, May 6, Christopher Dadzawa, the Administrative Assistant of FAWAG, said there is no cause for concern. He explained that the industry has already been using metal to make school furniture for many years.
“It won’t affect local furniture makers at all,” he said. “Even before this announcement, metal furniture had already become common. In fact, about 15 to 20 years ago, our association introduced metal furniture to the government through a pilot project.”
He explained that furniture makers will simply move from using wood to using metal, something they are already used to doing.
“We’re just switching from wood to metal—but we’ve already been doing that. Now, we’ll just focus more on making metal furniture for schools,” Dadzawa added.
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