The Minority in Parliament has expressed concern over Ghana’s revised lithium agreement with Barari DV, describing the deal as a lost opportunity to maximise the country’s benefits from its emerging green minerals sector.

Addressing the media, the Ranking Member on the Committee on Lands and Natural Resources, Kwaku Ampratwum Sarpong, stated that Ghana’s effective benefit under the revised framework remains at five percent, offering no improvement on the earlier proposal.

“Lithium is Ghana’s first green mineral and will set the benchmark for future critical mineral agreements. Weak deals now risk setting a poor precedent for the country,” he said.

The minority questioned the consultation process that led to the final agreement, arguing that contributions from civil society organisations, traditional leaders, and mining communities were largely disregarded.

Mr Ampratwum Sarpong also pointed to what he described as inconsistencies in policy positions, noting that while the National Democratic Congress (NDC) opposed a 10 percent arrangement under the previous administration, it is now defending a lower five percent deal within the same legal framework.

“This is not policy coherence but policy regression,” he stated.

The minority has therefore called on the Minister for Lands and Natural Resources to reopen talks on the lithium framework to secure better value for Ghana and to establish royalty regulations that are transparent, inclusive, and informed by reliable data.