Prof. Agyeman Duah Calls for Decentralizing Ghana’s Natural Resource Management
Prof. Baffour Agyemang Duah, co‑founder of CDD‑Ghana, warns that centralizing mineral rights and revenue collection stifles district‑level growth.
In Brief
- •Prof. Baffour Agyemang Duah, co‑founder of CDD‑Ghana, warns that centralizing mineral rights and revenue collection stifles district‑level growth.
- •He argues that withholding resource governance from local assemblies is a regressive response to fears of uneven development or secession.
- •Duah calls for constitutional reforms that would devolve royalty distributions and give local authorities fiscal autonomy.
- •He stresses that without such reforms, mining districts will remain unable to convert natural wealth into sustainable development.
Why It Matters
Centralized control of natural resources in Ghana limits the ability of local districts to harness their own mineral wealth, hindering economic diversification and infrastructure investment. Decentralizing governance could empower communities to reinvest revenues into health, education, and local industry, potentially reducing regional inequality and fostering more resilient economies.
Key Details
- Advocate
- Prof. Baffour Agyemang Duah
- Organization
- Ghana Center for Democratic Development (CDD‑Ghana)
- Issue
- Centralized natural resource governance
- Proposed Reform
- Devolved royalty distribution and local participatory management
- Target Regions
- District‑level economies in Ghana
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