Otumfuo Osei Tutu and PMMC boss Nana Kwasi Awuah exchanging pleasantries
Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II has re-echoed the need for the country to have a state gold mine.
He believes such a mine could be the direct source of gold to the Precious Minerals Marketing Company (PMMC) and for the benefit of the Ghanaian people.
Otumfuo Osei Tutu said this on Friday (13 October) when the board and some senior staff of PMMC paid a courtesy call on him at the Manhyia Palace in Kumasi.
In a brief interaction, the Asantehene praised PMMC for their sterling performance so far with regards to their achievements in the gold Market.
Whiles stressing the need for the company to work closely with stakeholders to halt gold smuggling in the country.
Otumfuo Osei Tutu II also encouraged the Board and Management of the PMMC to embrace the call for value addition to Ghana’s Minerals at all levels.
The delegation was at the Manhyia Palace to update the Asantehene on the company’s operations in the country, specifically on their new office spaces and Jewellery shop in the Ashanti Region.
PMMC is an agency under the Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources.
