He said the Norwegian sense of equity and justice exhibited in
their oil industry over the years was worth replicating in Ghana for
the benefit of the people.
Vice President Mahama said this when Crown Prince Haakon and Crown
Princess Mette-Mariti of Norway called on him at the Flagstaff House
in Accra.
The Crown Prince and Crown Princess, who are on a six-day official
visit to the country, would launch a Memorandum of Understanding
signed between the two countries last year and hold discussions in
areas of energy, environmental protection, revenue management and
capacity building.
Their visit would also strengthen relations between the two
countries towards the opening of an Embassy in Accra in August.
Vice President Mahama said as an emerging oil and gas country,
Ghana would learn both positive and negative sides of oil exploitation
and production in order to avoid the recurrence of the negatives and
build on the gains from other countries.
Crown Prince Haakon gave the assurance that Norway would be ready
to assist Ghana to achieve all their goals in the oil and gas
industry.
He said with good collaboration and cooperation between the two
countries, Ghana should be able to manage oil revenue effectively,
harness other potentials and build the capacity of Ghanaians to manage
the country’s resources.
The Crown Prince said apart from oil and gas, peace building and
environmental protection, Norway would also strengthen its
relationship with Ghana by investing in energy to create more jobs for
Ghanaians.
The launch was also attended by Madam Sherry Ayitey, the Minister
of Environment, Science and Technology, Mr Inusah Fusieni, Deputy
Minister of Energy and Mr Romeo Adu-Tutu, Director of Administration,
Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning.
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Vice President: We Will Follow The Norwegian Example In Oil