The Vice President, Professor Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang, has called on stakeholders to work together to achieve sustainable mineral wealth that benefits everyone especially persons in mining communities.
According to her, mining communities still remain underdeveloped due to the wide gap between the enormous profits of mining industries and the allocated funds to the mining communities.
Mr Samuel Ofosu Ampofo (sixth from right) with Dr Hanna Bisiw-Kotei (middle) and some traditional leaders after theopening session of the forum Photo: Victor A.
Buxton "Let's take Akwatia for instance, the heartbeat of diamond mining, Awaso, home of rich bauxite reserves and Obuasi, famous for its gold, these communities, despite their immense contributions to the national treasury, often bear the brunt of environmental degradation, poor infrastructure and the erosion of traditional livelihoods," she said.
