Wednesday 23rd October, 2019
Accra, Oct. 23, GNA – The Government,
through the Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources, is currently developing a
new local content law to consolidate existing legislation in the extractive
industry.
Government was also committed to ensuring
that bills and other legislations went through stakeholders’ engagement process
before being passed into law.
Mr Benito Owusu- Bio, a Deputy Minister of
the Ministry, who announced this during the Local Content Workshop organized by
the Ghana Chamber of Mines in Accra said, “We will not impose bills or
laws on stakeholders.”
The event was on the theme: “Harnessing
the opportunities within the mining industry’s local content: the journey so
far and way forward”.
The Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana
Chamber of Mines, Mr. Sulemana Koney emphasised the need for all stakeholders
to collaborate effectively for the growth of the industry.
GNA
