As parts of ongoing efforts to decentralize the Minerals Commission, the Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, Hon. Samuel A. Jinapor, MP has commissioned an Ultra modern office equipped with the latest technology at Bibiani to oversee in the Bibiani/Anhwiaso/Bekwai Municipality of the Western North Region.
The newly-constructed office which is a further validation of the government’s commitment to decentralization of the Minerals Commission will see the commission provide effective oversight in the Western North Region and beyond.
Addressing a gathering of traditional authorities, management and staff of the Minerals Commission and residents of the district, the Minister underscored the importance of a magnificent building to the efficient regulation of mining activities in the Western North Region.
He outlined specific features of the new office that makes an ideal hub for mining related activities in the area and charged the staff of the commission in the area to live up to the set expectations of the commission.
“Despite the importance of this Office to the mining industry, it has been accommodated in a very small rented chamber and hall office space for more than thirty (30) years. This, obviously, impeded the recruitment of new staff to augment the work of the office. The inadequacy of the Office became even more apparent following the internal restructuring of the Minerals Commission, which necessitated increasing services at the Regional and District Offices, such as cartography, survey, community relations, environmental protection, among others.
“Nananom, Ladies and Gentlemen, with three (3) large scale mining operations within this Municipality at Awaso, Bibiani and Chirano, it became necessary to secure a more conducive working space for the Commission to effectively regulate mining operations in this area, and to provide the full spectrum of mining.
