Parliament is set to debate and approve the controversial Legislative Instrument (L.I.) 2462, which seeks to strip the President of the power to grant licenses for mining in forest reserves.
This follows an initial attempt to introduce the L.I. on Tuesday, which was blocked due to procedural disagreements between the Majority and Minority caucuses.
However, speaking to Starr News, a member of the Subsidiary Legislation Committee and Sissala East MP, Battaglia Mohammed Issah, said a consensus report on the L.I. will be tabled before the House.
“The committee met and discussed the matter. I am confident it will be laid before Parliament today. The report is being prepared ahead of our parliamentary session. Once it is laid, we will wait for 21 days,” he stated.
“The Legislative Instrument (L.I.) seeks to repeal a portion, specifically regulatory provision 32, which grants the President the power to allow mining in sensitive areas. We are not examining the entire L.I., but certain provisions, such as L.I. 3, subsection 2. This provision states that the President may, subject to Article 268 of the 1992 Constitution, approve in writing the mining activities of a company,” he added.
Source: Ghana/StarrFM103.5FM/Benjamin Sackey
