Parliament approves local content regulations

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• Ama 10 years ago

  Good job hon. Minister and all those who helped to make sure that the Local Content provision has become a law. This will go a long way in helping the growth of our motherland Ghana. BRAVOOO!!!!!!!

  Good job hon. Minister and all those who helped to make sure that the Local Content provision has become a law. This will go a long way in helping the growth of our motherland Ghana. BRAVOOO!!!!!!!

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• ELINAM 10 years ago

  We have to do everything to create jobs for our ppl. We've been down for damn too long and became a laughing stock for the rest of the world who knowing cheats us and turn around and call us poor.

  We have to do everything to create jobs for our ppl. We've been down for damn too long and became a laughing stock for the rest of the world who knowing cheats us and turn around and call us poor.

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• ELINAM 10 years ago

  We've been down for damn too long and became a laughing stock for the rest of the world who knowingly cheats us and turns around and call us poor.

  We've been down for damn too long and became a laughing stock for the rest of the world who knowingly cheats us and turns around and call us poor.

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• Lubricanto 10 years ago

  I dare say passing the LI 1.2204 to ensure local participation into law is laudable.
  
  My issue is that, it should be enforced, monitored and evaluated periodically by a body at Petroleum Commission.
  
  More so, the discreti ...
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  I dare say passing the LI 1.2204 to ensure local participation into law is laudable.
  
  My issue is that, it should be enforced, monitored and evaluated periodically by a body at Petroleum Commission.
  
  More so, the discretionary power given to the Energy Minister/Petroleum Commission deciding which entity gets the approval to operate within Ghana's upstream sector must not be abused, polarised or corrupted.
  
  It should be fairly balanced to allow ingenious entities a fair chance to prove their worth.
  
  Ghanaians can do it and must be encouraged to create value and harness the O&G potential of our dear nation..
  
  Check out: www.petroddax.com

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• KOKOTAKO 10 years ago

  THIS IS ONE OF THE BEST THINGS PARL'T HAS DONE IN YEARS!! BUT PLEASE, PLEASE GO FURTHER,HONOURABLE MEMBERS. MAKE IT MANDATORY FOR EVERY FOREIGN/JOINT VENTURE IN GHANA. THE PEOPLE HAVE BEEN CHEATED ENOUGH!! AND MAKE IT WORK HA ...
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  THIS IS ONE OF THE BEST THINGS PARL'T HAS DONE IN YEARS!! BUT PLEASE, PLEASE GO FURTHER,HONOURABLE MEMBERS. MAKE IT MANDATORY FOR EVERY FOREIGN/JOINT VENTURE IN GHANA. THE PEOPLE HAVE BEEN CHEATED ENOUGH!! AND MAKE IT WORK HARD!!

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• Zaga. 10 years ago

  Bravo! Ghana parliament Ayekoo! This is the single most important legislative instrument passed by our parliament. The oil industry is the only sector that can propel our economy out of foreign dominance and poverty amidst pl ...
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  Bravo! Ghana parliament Ayekoo! This is the single most important legislative instrument passed by our parliament. The oil industry is the only sector that can propel our economy out of foreign dominance and poverty amidst plenty that is the lot of our people. Within ten years, Ghana should have total control of the oil secter and then gradually spread it to other strategic areas like mining and telecommunications. There is no excuse whatsoever otherwise. Our parliamentarians should stop talking about salary increases till they have achieved this goal, then we can all enjoy improved living standards.

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• Honourable 10 years ago

  Honourables, Congrats! You all have balls.

  Honourables, Congrats! You all have balls.

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• Sankofa 10 years ago

  Petroleum Local Content and Local Participation Regulations, 2013 is long overdue.
  
  I am not sure why the oil companies are kicking against it. The oil is ours, and we must derive the maximum benefit from it. At present the ...
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  Petroleum Local Content and Local Participation Regulations, 2013 is long overdue.
  
  I am not sure why the oil companies are kicking against it. The oil is ours, and we must derive the maximum benefit from it. At present the oil companies are taking 85% of the profits, and have only this year begun to pay tax after 4 or 5 years extracting oil and gas.
  
  This state of affairs is untenable, and the local content legislation is only a small step to address the problem.
  
  The oil companies should employ local people, and only employ foreigners exceptionally where skills are not locally available.

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• KWABENA OHEMENG,LONDON 10 years ago

  This law must be implemented to the letter to ensure the nation gets the maximum benefit from it.Ghana has for so long been a'hewer of stone and a carrier of water' for foreign governments and their multi-national companies.T ...
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  This law must be implemented to the letter to ensure the nation gets the maximum benefit from it.Ghana has for so long been a'hewer of stone and a carrier of water' for foreign governments and their multi-national companies.That is no more acceptable and the law must be extended to other vital sectors of the economy.Ghana's interest must always come first. LONG LIVE GHANA!!

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• Kweku Boateng Jnr. 10 years ago

  A network of civil society is needed to make sure that this local content is really local content. Well done to the MPs, this is what we expect from Parliament. Next is the mining sector, we must add value to the gold that we ...
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  A network of civil society is needed to make sure that this local content is really local content. Well done to the MPs, this is what we expect from Parliament. Next is the mining sector, we must add value to the gold that we export. This is why Nkrumah established the Tarwah gold refinery.

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