President John Dramani Mahama has issued a clarion call for Ghanaians to take full ownership of the country's rich gold mining industry, emphasising that the time is ripe for Ghana to fully benefit from its abundant natural resources.
He made this remark less than 24 hours after his brother, Ibrahim Mahama, acquired the Black Volta Gold Project, a gold mine, using his Engineers & Planners (E&P) firm.
The ECOWAS Bank for Investment and Development (EBID) provided the $100 million financing needed for the deal, placing Mr Mahama among the few elites to own a gold mine.
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