The Chief Executive Officer of Minerals Commission, Mr. Martin Kwaku Ayisi (Esq.) has proposed for an amendment to the Minerals and Mining Act, 2006 (Act 703).
This happened when he led the Review Committee of the 2014-Mining Policy in an engagement with management of National Development Planning Commission (NDPC) on 19th June, 2025.
The team from the Minerals Commission who joined the meeting were 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 engage the team from the Minerals Commission.
At the meeting, 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 so as to ensure consistency with the prescriptions of the Commission.
Officials of NDPC also urged 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 within two weeks for consideration by the review committee.
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