By: Hannah Dadzie
The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa says President John Dramani Mahama has directed that all allocations and sale of land belonging to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs by the previous government be immediately reversed.
Mr Ablakwa said the directive will ensure that the Ministry’s adjoining land at Airport Residential which some seven organizations and individuals claim to be the new owners would now be cancelled and preserved for the people of Ghana.
In a Facebook post, on Wednesday, March 5, 2025, the Minister expressed grateful to President Mahama for his u decisive presidential action.
“I am enormously grateful to President Mahama for his unwavering patriotic and decisive presidential backing,” Mr Ablakwa noted.
Mr Ablakwa assured Ghanaians that under his leadership as the Foreign Minister, no property of the Ministry, located either home or abroad would be sold.
“Under my watch as Foreign Minister, no land or property of the Ministry, located either home or abroad, would be sold” he declared.
He emphasizedi a firm stance against what was termed as “State Capture.”
The move is expected to reinforce the protection of state assets and prevent the unauthorized sale of government properties.
The directive aligns with the government’s broader commitment to safeguarding national interests and ensuring that public resources remain for the benefit of all Ghanaians.
