By: Felix Coffie
The Lands Commission says it will continue to act in the interest of the State as Managers of public lands.
This is in reaction to allegations by Nii Torgor Obodai Ampao VI, Mantse of Mpehuasem on 16th April, 2022, in respect of some lands in Mpehuasem in the Ayawaso West Municipal Assembly that State power is being used to demolish their structures on some lands in Municipality.
In a response, the Commission said “the facts of the matter are as follows: In 1974, Government, through the State Lands (Accra-Mpehuasem – Site for Accra Training College) Instrument, 1974 (E.I. 72), acquired a parcel of land, originally measuring approximately two hundred and twenty-five point one eight acres (225.18 acres) as State land.
“Despite this acquisition, the pre-acquisition owners of the land continued to grant portions of the land to prospective developers, resulting in massive encroachment on the land.
Following negotiations, Government entered into an agreement with the pre-acquisition owners of the land, dated 16th December, 2008, by which Government agreed to release one hundred and fourteen point zero five five acres (114.055 acres) of the land to the pre-acquisition owners, and retain one hundred and eleven point one two five acres (111.125 acres), including about fifty acres which houses the Accra College of Education.
“By the said Agreement, the pre-acquisition owners, in consideration of the land released to them, renounced any future claims to the part of the land retained by Government”.
Below is the full statement from the Lands Commission.