A political communication consultant, Ekow Acquah has attributed Ghana's recent focus on gold for economic transformation to former Vice President, Dr.
Mahamudu Bawumia.
According to Ekow Acquah, Bawumia's vision three years ago to propose to the Bank of Ghana to start a gold purchase agreement aimed to significantly boost Ghana's then paltry gold reserves paved the way for the country to have enough reserve and introduce the "Gold for Oil" programme.
In an extensive article, the political communication consultant observed that it is the impact of the "Gold for Oil" programme which has ignited the conversations on gold, resulting in the establishment of the Gold Board by the governing National Democratic Congress.
