{"id":128411,"date":"2023-12-07T08:33:11","date_gmt":"2023-12-07T08:33:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/12\/07\/ghana-deserves-better-joyce-bawah-on-lithium-agreement\/"},"modified":"2023-12-07T08:33:11","modified_gmt":"2023-12-07T08:33:11","slug":"ghana-deserves-better-joyce-bawah-on-lithium-agreement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/12\/07\/ghana-deserves-better-joyce-bawah-on-lithium-agreement\/","title":{"rendered":"Ghana deserves better \u2013 Joyce Bawah on lithium agreement \u2013"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>The Spokesperson of former President\u00a0John Dramani Mahama,\u00a0Joyce Bawah Mogtari, has said the lithium agreement Ghana has signed is not for the benefit of the country.<\/p>\n<p>She backs the assertions of former Chief Justice\u00a0Sophia Akuffo, who said the deal is of resemblance to deals that were signed during colonial times.<\/p>\n<p>Joyce Bawah said Ghana\u2019s resources deserve to be treated properly.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThank you, retired Chief Justice\u00a0Sophia Akuffo, for the very nationalistic and futuristic commentary on the Lithium Mining agreement signed by the government. Even more succinct is the IEA position and recommendations to ensure our beloved Ghana doesn\u2019t get short-changed, favouring some individuals and foreign interests.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAfter reviewing the agreement, many believe it is unfairly skewed against Ghana. And I agree that our Lithium fund should be mined and processed, here in Ghana, to create jobs and fuel the local economy for the benefit of the people. Ghana deserves better. This is the time to give this country what it deserves,\u201d she wrote on X.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, former Chief Justice\u00a0Sophia Akuffo\u00a0has insisted that the lithium agreement Ghana signed is not in the best interest of the country.<\/p>\n<p>She explained that it is only persons who have certain undue benefits from the deal that will say the deal is beneficial.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis deal is not the best,\u201d she was quoted by 3news.com.<\/p>\n<p>SSD\/NOQ<\/p>\n<p><strong>Source:\u00a0<\/strong>www.ghanaweb.com<\/p>\n<p><!-- AI CONTENT END 1 --><\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Spokesperson of former President\u00a0John Dramani Mahama,\u00a0Joyce Bawah Mogtari, has said the lithium agreement Ghana has signed is not for the benefit of the country. She backs the assertions of former Chief Justice\u00a0Sophia Akuffo, who said the deal is of resemblance to deals that were signed during colonial times. 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