{"id":13977,"date":"2025-10-31T19:24:59","date_gmt":"2025-10-31T19:24:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fishfmonline.com\/?p=13977"},"modified":"2025-10-31T19:24:59","modified_gmt":"2025-10-31T19:24:59","slug":"minority-demands-transparency-on-funding-and-operations-of-goldbod","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fishfmonline.com\/?p=13977","title":{"rendered":"Minority demands transparency on funding and operations of GoldBod"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"jeg_share_top_container\">\n<div class=\"jeg_share_button clearfix\">\n<div class=\"jeg_sharelist\">The Minority in Parliament has called on the government to provide clear information on the source of funding and current operations of the Ghana Gold Board.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content no-share\">\n<div class=\"content-inner \">\n<p>According to the caucus, although the government earlier announced a $279 million allocation to support the Board\u2019s establishment and operations, a Right to Information (RTI) response from the Ministry of Finance shows that no funds have been released to the institution since it was created.<\/p>\n<p>This revelation, the Minority argues, raises serious concerns about how the Board is currently being financed and operating.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking to journalists in Parliament, the Chairperson of the Subsidiary Legislation Committee, Patrick Boamah, questioned the government\u2019s transparency regarding the Board\u2019s activities and compliance with its legal obligations.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf you go to the Gold Board\u2019s website right now, you will not find anything as contained in the Act,\u201d he said. \u201cThe Gold Board came into being in April. And if April, May, June, July, August \u2014 we\u2019ve gone way past a quarter \u2014 all this information ought to be there.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe hear of the Gold Board appointing brand ambassadors, delivering or supplying pickups to institutions and what have you. But what the law requires them to do under Section 42 hasn\u2019t been complied with.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Boamah warned that the situation is troubling, especially given the ongoing national and international efforts to address illegal mining.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is very dangerous, especially where the World Bank, the European Union, and other institutions are talking about where Ghana is headed, particularly in the fight against galamsey,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEven in the Gold Board\u2019s own Act, which talks about sourcing and treasury, we must ask \u2014 where is the Gold Board getting all this gold from? Is it from responsible mining, from small-scale miners, or from galamsey sites?\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Minority in Parliament has called on the government to provide clear information on the source of funding and current operations of the Ghana Gold Board. 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