Renowned law professor and legal expert, Professor Kwame Gyan, has stated that the 1992 Constitution did not make any provision for oil.
Speaking at a stakeholder engagement session on lands and natural resources, organised by the Constitutional Review Committee on Tuesday, March 18, 2025, he pointed out gaps in the country's legal framework for the management of natural resources. "There is not a single word about oil in the 1992 Constitution.
If you go back to the constitution, it starts with the definition of public lands and the establishment of a commission for natural resources," he explained.
The law professor stressed the need for Ghana to take the management of its natural resources seriously. "Ghana has a total land area of approximately 238,000 square kilometers, if there is anything we have to take seriously, it is the management of our land resources," he noted.
