[ 2011-04-13 ]

Vice President John Mahama

Ghana will follow the Norwegian example in oil - John Mahama
Vice President John Dramani Mahama on Tuesday said
Ghana would collaborate with the Norwegian
government to ensure effective management and use
of revenue from oil and gas.

He said the Norwegian sense of equity and justice
exhibited in their oil industry over the years was
worth replicating in Ghana for the benefit of the
people.

Vice President Mahama said this when Crown Prince
Haakon and Crown Princess Mette-Mariti of Norway
called on him at the Flagstaff House in Accra.

The Crown Prince and Crown Princess, who are on a
six-day official visit to the country, would
launch a Memorandum of Understanding signed
between the two countries last year and hold
discussions in areas of energy, environmental
protection, revenue management and capacity
building.

Their visit would also strengthen relations
between the two countries towards the opening of
an Embassy in Accra in August.

Vice President Mahama said as an emerging oil and
gas country, Ghana would learn both positive and
negative sides of oil exploitation and production
in order to avoid the recurrence of the negatives
and build on the gains from other countries.

Crown Prince Haakon gave the assurance that Norway
would be ready to assist Ghana to achieve all
their goals in the oil and gas industry.

He said with good collaboration and cooperation
between the two countries, Ghana should be able to
manage oil revenue effectively, harness other
potentials and build the capacity of Ghanaians to
manage the country's resources.

The Crown Prince said apart from oil and gas,
peace building and environmental protection,
Norway would also strengthen its relationship with
Ghana by investing in energy to create more jobs
for Ghanaians.

The launch was also attended by Madam Sherry
Ayitey, the Minister of Environment, Science and
Technology, Mr Inusah Fusieni, Deputy Minister of
Energy and Mr Romeo Adu-Tutu, Director of
Administration, Ministry of Finance and Economic
Planning.

Source - GNA

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