Natural Resources Minister inaugurates Lands Commission
Accra, Aug 4, Ghanadot/GNA - The
Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, Mr Collins Dauda on
Tuesday inaugurated a newly reconstituted Lands Commission
for the Greater Accra Region.
The 16- member commission is chaired by Mr Oko Nii Nikoi and
Alhaji Alhassan as secretary.
Mr Dauda noted that the people of Ghana anticipate a stress-
free process of land registration and as a result expect the
commission to work hard to reduce the bureaucracy,
fraudulent practices and frustrations associated with the
process.
He said land issues would continue to hinder national
development if the bottle necks associated with Land
administration were not removed.
The minister said government was committed to return all
lands that remained unutilised by the State in conformity
with the Lands Commission Act 2008, (Act 767).
The act specified that “there shall be no disposition or
development of any stool land unless the land commission of
the Region in which the Land is situated has certified that
the disposition or development is consistent with the
development plan drawn up or approved by the planning
authority of the area concerned”.
Mr Dauda said the act provided the commission the mandate to
collaborate with the planning authorities to regulate and
control land development to protect waterways, opened
spaces, road reservations and other land reserved for public
use.
Nii Armah Ashietey, Regional Minister said the Regional
Security Council met to discuss a number of issues which
include the many chieftaincy disputes, and land litigations
in the area.
He said the land related disputes were often triggered by
multiple sales of lands by the chiefs.
He said land registration in Greater Accra was frustrating
because it was difficult to obtain land title certificate
leading to the obstacles in acquiring building permits.
GNA
