News:
November 15, 2017
The Speaker of Parliament, Professor Aaron Michael Oquaye has underscored the important role Civil Society Organization play in awakening the consciousness of the nation towards the path of good governance as far as the management of revenue from the Nation’s Oil and Gas is concerned.
According to him actions and in actions of persons in public sector must be seen to satisfy the interest of members of the larger\society hence the need for society actors to play that lead role.
Prof Oquaye who made the observation at a Breakfast meeting in Parliament that discusses challenges in the gold mining sector and the lessons for the oil and gas sector implications for policy in Ghana, said a dormant society is a recipe for disaster.
The Speaker noted that Ghana’s oil must be a blessing and not accure therefore lessons learn from decades of gold exploitation must serve a lesson that guide the future as Ghana exploits Oil and Gas for the sake of posterity.
He emphasized the need for Ghana which is the second leading gold producing country in Africa to take advantage of her enviable position among comity of nations in the management of her natural resources for the benefit of her people.
These resources, he noted, have brought transformation in the living standards of citizens of Australia, Botswana, Malaysia, Chile whiles urging Parliament and civil society to speak up to make Ghana a better place.
The Speaker advocated for the need to focus resources on Agriculture if possible since the destructive mining has caused a lot of harm to the environment without anything significant to boast off.
He called for the future to be considered in the management of resources because Ghana’s mineral resources belongs to the living, the dead and the unborn.
By Christian Kpesese/ ghanamps.com