Sam Jonah credits Acheampong with advancing Ghanaian ownership of mineral wealth

Business leader Sir Sam Jonah has credited former Head of State General Ignatius Kutu Acheampong with advancing Ghanaian participation and ownership in the country’s mining and timber industries. Delivering the Second General I.K. Acheampong Memorial Lecture in Accra on Friday, November 13, 2026, Mr Jonah said Acheampong’s government introduced policies in 1972 that gave the state controlling interests in major…