Former Vice President and 2028 presidential candidate of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has engaged the Ghana National Association of Small-Scale Miners (GNASSM) as part of consultations on reforms in Ghana’s extractive sector.

The engagement, held on Thursday, August 27, focused on the challenges confronting small-scale miners and possible reforms to promote responsible mining.

Dr Bawumia said the discussions were aimed at finding practical measures to protect the environment while creating jobs and strengthening local value addition in the mining sector.

“Together with members of the NPP’s Identifiable Groups Committee on the Extractive Sector, I had a productive engagement today with the Ghana National Association of Small-Scale Miners as part of our ongoing consultations with key stakeholders,” he said in a social media post.

He said the consultations formed part of efforts to build a more sustainable and productive extractive sector.

Dr Bawumia also pledged to continue engaging stakeholders as discussions on reforms in the sector progress.