Minority questions transparency in mining sector, accuses gov’t of favouring Ibrahim Mahama
The Minority members on Parliament’s Lands and Natural Resources Committee have expressed concern over what they describe as an increasing pattern of state capture allegedly involving businessman Ibrahim Mahama, who is the brother of President John Dramani Mahama.
They pointed to the takeover of the Black Volta and Sankofa Gold Projects by Engineers & Planners, a company owned by Ibrahim Mahama, describing it as a troubling indication of a broader emerging trend.
According to the caucus, the development raises serious concerns about equity and transparency within Ghana’s mining industry.
In a statement signed by the Committee’s Ranking Member, Kwaku Ampratwum-Sarpong, the Minority claimed that firms associated with Ibrahim Mahama have benefited from undue advantages since President Mahama resumed office.
“This is deeply worrying, and every Ghanaian should be concerned. The ambition of President Mahama and Ibrahim Mahama to monopolise and concentrate our natural resource wealth must not cost Ghana its reputation, its investments, or its future. Their footprints in the sector are far too visible to be ignored, and they operate with complete impunity.
“What we are witnessing is not investment. It is the use of state-linked financial power and political influence to forcibly reassign key national assets to the president’s brother. That is the textbook definition of state capture,” the statement said.
The Minority is therefore calling for greater transparency and accountability in the handling and transfer of major mining assets, including the Damang Gold Mine, as well as the Black Volta and Sankofa projects.
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