EVENT: Pioneering Citizen Oversight of Ghana's Oil

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Created on Thursday, 31 May 2012 06:49

On Friday, 1 June in Washington, D.C., the Chairman of Ghana's Public
Interest and Accountability Committee Major Daniel Sowa Ablorh-Quarcoo
joins experts from Revenue Watch, Oxfam and Africa Against Poverty to
discuss the prospects for strong citizen oversight of Ghana's emerging
oil sector.

The committee, established in September 2011, released its first
report last week, assessing Ghana's compliance with new oil laws and
the government's revenue estimates for 2011 and 2012. While the report
has been heralded as "an innovation that sets Ghana's petroleum
revenue management strategy apart," it remains to be seen if the
committee can effectively bring accountability to the country's oil
industry, which is predicted to yield $20 billion over the next 20
years.

Event panelists will examine the opportunities and obstacles facing
the committee, and whether Ghana's approach can serve as a model for
its resource-rich neighbors such as Uganda, Kenya, Liberia and Sierra
Leone. To date, the committee has lacked resources from the Ghanaian
government, and has operated with support from Revenue Watch and GIZ
of Germany.

Details on the panel are below. To submit your own questions via
Twitter before and during the panel, use hashtag #GhanaOil. This event
will also be webcast live at www.ustream.tv/channel/can-oil-and-accountability-mix

Can Oil and Accountability Mix?
Friday, 1 June, 2012
12:00-2:00 p.m. ET
Oxfam America
1100 15th Street NW, Suite 600
Washington, DC