Former Acting General Secretary of the Convention People's Party (CPP), James Kwabena Bomfeh, popularly known as Kabilla, has called for landowners to receive a fair share of mineral resources extracted from their lands.
Speaking on JoyNews' AM Show on Monday, September 8, 2025, he argued that the current distribution of mining revenues does not adequately benefit local communities whose lands hold the resources.
He stressed that this imbalance is one of the major drivers of illegal mining across the country.
According to Kabilla, a more equitable model would see the state keep 65 percent of the revenues while landowners are allocated 35 percent. "If the government takes 65% and the owners of the land are given 35%, it will reduce the illegality and also enhance development," he indicated.
