{"id":278894,"date":"2025-11-23T12:25:10","date_gmt":"2025-11-23T12:25:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/278894\/"},"modified":"2025-11-23T12:25:10","modified_gmt":"2025-11-23T12:25:10","slug":"john-dumelo-calls-for-increased-production-in-oil-and-palm-oil-sectors-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/278894\/","title":{"rendered":"John Dumelo calls for increased production in oil and palm oil sectors"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"article-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ghanaweb.com\/GhanaHomePage\/business\/John-Dumelo-calls-for-increased-production-in-oil-and-palm-oil-sectors-2010614?gallery=1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/50014409.295.jpg\" alt=\"He urged government to prioritise increased production in both crude oil and oil palm\" title=\"He urged government to prioritise increased production in both crude oil and oil palm\" width=\"295\" height=\"197\" \/> <\/a>He urged government to prioritise increased production in both crude oil and oil palm<\/p>\n<p id=\"article-123\">The Member of Parliament for Ayawaso West Wuogon, John Setor Dumelo, has expressed confidence that the 2026 Budget will drive job creation and accelerate economic growth, especially through renewed investment in Ghana\u2019s oil and palm oil sectors.<\/p>\n<p>Contributing to the debate on the 2026 budget statement in Parliament, Dumelo highlighted the John Mahama administration\u2019s plan to inject US$500 million into the oil sector, an initiative he said could generate over 250,000 jobs and significantly enhance national revenue.<\/p>\n<p>He urged government to prioritise increased production in both crude oil and oil palm, noting that neighbouring C\u00f4te d\u2019Ivoire continues to benefit from large-scale cultivation and export.<\/p>\n<p>According to him, C\u00f4te d\u2019Ivoire exports about 650,000 metric tonnes of oil palm, earning substantial revenue, and Ghana must adopt similar strategies to grow the sector.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe cannot overlook the potential of the oil business. Prioritising this sector will boost our revenue and support long-term economic transformation,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Dumelo further commended President <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ghanaweb.com\/GhanaHomePage\/people\/person.php?ID=1349\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">John Dramani Mahama<\/a>\u2019s interventions in the 2026 Budget, stressing that sustained investment and deliberate policy direction are essential to reset the economy for growth, jobs, and structural transformation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"He urged government to prioritise increased production in both crude oil and oil palm The Member of Parliament&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":55602,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[84,1294,56,54,55],"class_list":{"0":"post-278894","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-economy","8":"tag-business","9":"tag-economy","10":"tag-uk","11":"tag-united-kingdom","12":"tag-unitedkingdom"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/278894","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=278894"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/278894\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/55602"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=278894"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=278894"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=278894"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}