Minerals Commission Pitched Proposed Review Of Ghana’s Mining Policy And Mining Laws With The National Development Planning Commission

June 19, 2025 and as part of the ongoing stakeholder consultation process, the Chief Executive Officer of Minerals Commission, Mr. Martin Kwaku Ayisi (Esq.) led the Review Committee of the 2014-Mining Policy and proposed amendments to the Minerals and Mining Act, 2006 (Act 703) engaged with the management of National Development Planning Commission (NDPC). The team from the Minerals Commission included the Board Chairman, Mr. William Ntow Boahene (Esq.); Professor Jerry Samuel Yaw Kuma, Technical Advisor to the Minister of Lands and Natural Resources; Ms. Victoria Awuni, Deputy CEO responsible for Policy Planning, Mineral Titles & Local Content; including the members of the Review Committee led by Mr. Benjamin Aryee, Former CEO of the Commission.

The Director General of NDPC, Dr. Audrey Smock Amoah led management of the Commission to receive and engaged with the team from the Minerals Commission. Dr. Audrey and the technical team of NDPC admonished the review committee to consider aligning the structure of the policy to the Policy Guidelines of NDPC to ensure consistency with the prescriptions of the Commission. Management of NDPC also proposed for the consideration of the committee to incorporate a Strategic Implementation Plan and an M&E Framework to obtain regular feedback for future policy review and amendments.

Mr. Ayisi requested management of NDPC to consider submitting detailed written proposals in two weeks for the consideration of the review committee. Management of both institutions were excited about the engagement and reckon to work even closer into the future.