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    Ghana Business News: President Asks ECOWAS to Apply Good Governance in Extractive Sector

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Ghanaian President John Dramani Mahama has urged ECOWAS countries to develop good governance for their respective extractive industries

by: Erica Mills

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Press Notes, Africa

Ghana Business News: President Asks ECOWAS to Apply Good Governance in Extractive Sector

President John Dramani Mahama has urged ECOWAS member states to adopt elements of good governance in leveraging their mineral and petroleum potential, to maximise their contribution to sustainable development.

He said because ECOWAS countries depend on minerals and hydrocarbons for their development, countries should consider such key elements as transparency, stakeholder involvement and accountability, among others, in  managing their natural resources.

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