Nyinahin chief's call for domestic ownership priority in Ghana's bauxite mining project

Chief of Nyinahin, Nana Dr Amanpene Boateng Twum II, has urged policymakers to ensure greater inclusion of domestic firms as the Ghana Integrated Aluminium Development Corporation (GIADEC) advances plans for mining the country's largest bauxite reserves at Nyinahin to become an integrated aluminum industry. Estimated at around one billion tonnes, the Nyinahin bauxite deposit is considered central to Ghana's long-term industrialisation plans.

The Chief, as a former member of GIADEC, emphasised the need for a balanced approach that prioritises indigenous Ghanaian firms, provided they meet established technical and financial eligibility criteria. The significance of his remarks lies in some stakeholders alleging that foreign firms are being favoured for the three principal mining