{"id":120900,"date":"2026-05-26T13:39:57","date_gmt":"2026-05-26T13:39:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=120900"},"modified":"2026-05-26T13:39:57","modified_gmt":"2026-05-26T13:39:57","slug":"government-must-make-industrialisation-a-condition-in-mining-contracts-ayi-owoo-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=120900","title":{"rendered":"Government must make industrialisation a condition in mining contracts \u2014 Ayi-Owoo"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Partner, Resources and Industry Expert at Deloitte Africa, Gideon Ayi-Owoo, has called for a stronger policy approach to drive industrialisation in Ghana\u2019s extractive sector.<\/p>\n

According to him, if Ghana is to achieve meaningful industrialisation through mining, government must make industrial development a mandatory requirement in mining agreements.<\/p>\n

Speaking during the Joybusiness Roundtable Discussion on the country\u2019s extractive industry, Mr. Ayi-Owoo said mining contracts should go beyond extraction and revenue generation to include clear commitments that promote local industrial growth and value creation.<\/p>\n

He stressed that the conversation should not focus solely on ownership of mining assets but rather on how government positions its stake and influence within the sector to achieve broader economic outcomes.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s not about ownership but government\u2019s stake in the mining sector,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Mr. Ayi-Owoo argued that deliberate policy interventions can help ensure that mineral resources contribute more significantly to job creation, local enterprise development and long-term economic transformation.<\/p>\n

His comments add to ongoing discussions around increasing local participation and maximising benefits from Ghana\u2019s natural resources through value addition and industrial development.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Partner, Resources and Industry Expert at Deloitte Africa, Gideon Ayi-Owoo, has called for a stronger policy approach to drive industrialisation in Ghana\u2019s extractive sector. According to him, if Ghana is to achieve meaningful industrialisation through mining, government must make industrial development a mandatory requirement in mining agreements. Speaking during the Joybusiness Roundtable Discussion on the [\u2026]<\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rop_custom_images_group":[],"rop_custom_messages_group":[],"rop_publish_now":"initial","rop_publish_now_accounts":{"facebook_2277560469115098_106292521332774":"","twitter_aToxNzczMzI3Njk4OTg4ODUxMjAxOw==_1773327698988851200":""},"rop_publish_now_history":[],"rop_publish_now_status":"pending","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[12,4704,18335,2129,2004,10,9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-120900","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-business","category-deloitte-africa","category-gideon-ayi-owoo","category-hp-business-6","category-mining","category-politics","category-popular"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/120900","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=120900"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/120900\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=120900"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=120900"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=120900"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}