[ 2012-07-10 ]

Land Grab...Chaos On George Bush Highway
Land grabbing in Accra is now reaching dizzying
heights. Two weeks ago about 50 muscled men
menacingly stormed a large piece of land by the
George Bush Highway - almost opposite Sam’s
Cottage and asked squatters to leave.

They carried bags of money into which they dipped
their hands to offer compensation to squatters,
including hair dressers, mechanics and food
vendors.

They claimed that they had bought the land from
the Lands Commission and the squatters were paid
between GH¢200.00 (two hundred Ghana cedis) to
GH¢200.00 (two thousand Ghana cedis) each to leave
immediately.

The problem is that the land in question is under
high tension wires carrying electricity and is
meant for future extension works on the George
Bush Highway.

Simply put, it is not to be sold.

Checks at the Greater Accra Secretarial of the
Land Commission however indicate that it was
leased to Brauinsfiled Limited on January 27,
2012.

The lease was signed by Oko Nikoi Dzani, Chairman
of the Greater Accra Lands Commission in Clear
violation of instructions from the Minister of
Lands and Natural Resources.

There are many problems with the leasing of this
land.

Its development blocks access to other lands which
have been properly acquired and would be a major
hindrance to future expansion of the George Bush
Highway.

The big question is, who will stop the land grab
and restore sanity to land administration in
Ghana?

Source - The Insight

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