Gov’t to sanitise Minerals Commission’s issuance of mining licenses — Lands Minister
The government of Ghana is to overhaul the mining policy and adopt a bottom-up approach in the licensing regime to ensure sanity in the mining sector.
Minister of Lands and Natural Resources Emmanuel Armah-Ko Buah, therefore, has announced that the government will soon undertake fundamental reforms at the Minerals Commission towards achieving President John Mahama’s vision of resetting the nation.
Mr. Buah announced this during a staff durbar held at the Minerals Commission headquarters in Accra, on Monday.
“Let me sound a word of caution: if you’re not ready to align with the government’s policy and stand our way, then you should start walking out right now. Nobody will be a hurdle to our resetting agenda,” the Minister warned.
He added: “We’ll not witch-hunt anyone, but if yo...