Parliament urged to enforce mineral royalty disbursements  

Under the Minerals Development Fund Act, mineral royalties are distributed through a statutory formula, with district assemblies receiving 55 percent of the allocation to local government, mining-affected communities 25 percent, and traditional councils 20 percent.

Ghana's Extractive Sector Multi-Stakeholder Group (MSG) has urged Parliament to summon state agencies over delays in disbursing mineral royalties to mining host communities.

He said GHEITI advocacy had contributed to reforms, including changes to the mineral royalty regime and the institutionalisation of subnational royalty transfers through the Minerals Development Fund to enable mining communities to benefit more directly from mineral resources.