Ghana: Citizens Express Fear Over Oil Discovery

FEARS HAVE been expressed by some Ghanaians that the discovery of oil in Ghana might be a resource curse rather than a blessing, citing the example of Nigeria and the poor state of Tarkwa and Obuasi after several years of gold mining gold.

A cross-section of Ghanaians the Business Chronicle spoke to expressed the fear because almost all African countries that produce oil have been having problems especially in the sharing of the resource.