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Africa-Press – Gambia. <\/strong><\/span>The Minister of Energy and Petroleum, Abdoulie Jobe, has assured local and regional stakeholders of government\u2019s commitment to ensure transparency and accountability in this country\u2019s extractive industry.<\/b><\/p>\n

The sector has been bedeviled with allegations of lack of transparency, unaccountability by government and other private operators since the Yahya Jammeh dictatorship. Parliamentary and other enquires have many times centered on establishing how much government is earning from the mining or who is mining what precious sand or stone while local communities hosting mining sites have often complained of disproportionate compensation if any from mining companies ravaging their environments.<\/p>\n

But addressing a five-day multi-stakeholder consultative workshop on Extractive Industries (EI) Accountability organised by the National Audit Office in collaboration with the African Organisation of English-speaking Supreme Audit Institutions (AFROSAI-E), Minister Jobe said the government is committed to strengthen accountability and transparency in the industry.<\/p>\n

\u201cTo safeguard accountability and transparency on revenue from the solid minerals, government has created a system that ensures that all revenues generated from mining and quarrying activities are paid into government central revenue systems managed by the Accountant General\u2019s Department. These funds are also subjected to normal routine government\u2019s accounting and auditing processes by NAO,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Minister Jobe expressed hope that the outcome of the engagement will provide tangible recommendations on the much needed requisite reforms to bring about change in the governance of Gambia\u2019s mineral resources for economic growth.<\/p>\n

He added that accountability is one of the building blocks of good governance and a key requirement in transforming the country\u2019s natural resources into tangible and intangible capital for broader economic and social development.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy Ministry envisages in its strategic plan, to ensure accountability, transparent, equitable and optimal exploitation of the country\u2019s mineral resources to underpin broad based sustainable growth and socio-economic development,\u201d he stated.<\/p>\n

He said research has shown that, \u201cthere is a strong correlation between social cohesion, stability and even conflicts, with how well such natural resources are governed\u201d. Consequently, he added, \u201caccountability in the extractive industry should be everybody\u2019s concern\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo, the government has put in place governance and regulatory mechanisms to ensure effective management of these valued resources by developing and enhancing institutional and legal frameworks, processes, procedures and building the requisite enhancing institutional and requisite competences to promote \u2018accountability\u2019 in these two sub-sectors,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

Jobe further disclosed that government has also created the environment that promotes the principles of openness and subjects license applications to vigorous public scrutiny which includes landowners\u2019 consent, compensation, and environmental approval prior to the consideration of a mining quarrying license.<\/p>\n

\u201cAlso, during the environmental impact assessment or phase of mining and quarrying projects, a wider stakeholder consultation including local communities are held to have a more open, transparent and public participation in decision making prior to granting mining approval,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

He said the Ministry has created several NGOs and CSOs, as watchdogs on the implementation of mining and quarrying license agreements to promote the protection of the environment.<\/p>\n

Minister Jobe added that a memorandum of understanding (MoU) has been developed on royalty sharing from revenues generated from quarrying operations.<\/p>\n

\u201cParties to this MoU include MOPE, Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Local Government, and the National Environment Agency and is aimed at consolidating transparency and accountability for greater revenue accountability and involvement of civil society by guaranteeing that 20% of the royalty from all quarrying operations is plough back to the local community through the Local Governments and councils,\u201d he stated.<\/p>\n

Addressing the meeting on behalf of the Auditor General, the deputy Auditor General 2, Buba Drammeh said: \u201cExtractive Industries are considered by most countries including the Gambia as potential catalyst for economic development, and there is a determined effort to develop the sector and to make it more attractive to investors. Therefore, the audit of extractive industries (EI) has received increased attention within the INTOSAI community.\u201d<\/p>\n

He argued that poor governance of natural resources has often led to corruption and conflict.<\/p>\n

\u201cMore transparency and public scrutiny of how wealth from a country\u2019s extractive sector is used and managed is necessary to ensure that natural resources benefit all. With good governance and transparent management, the revenues from El can have an impact on reducing poverty while respecting community needs and the environment,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

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