It is against this background that every step of the company must be looked at with critical eyes. Transparency is good and it must be encouraged at all cost. This is so, because of the sensitivity of the precious mineral and the way the buyers look at every word about it. Undoubtedly, the financial director of our company meant no harm when he said management may decide to sell some of the shares of some of the units, including those of Ashanti. A major partner whose name is close to Lominava said it is no longer interested in about a third of the stakes it owes.
Right time is the operative word.
Thus, it is very important that our directors watch out and ensure that some of these words are fully weighed against such sensitive issues whose meaning may be misconstrued to be something else. We cannot behave as the Queen's firm did when it decided that it was going to empty its vaults of the gold it had . The reaction was that the price on the market tumbled. Some members of the firm think that our management should critically examine the golden share issue to make the shares of Ashanti attractive and competitive. We must not spare any effort to make the share of Ashanti appreciate.