80% of land-guards in Accra are armed robbers - MP
Accra, Nov. 11, GNA - Mr Joseph Nii Laryea Afotey-Agbo, Member
of Parliament for Kpone-Katamanso, on Wednesday told the Vetting
Committee of Parliament that about 80 per cent of land-guards in
Accra are armed robbers and given the opportunity he would
ensure that the practice was stopped.
He said he would prefer dialogue and negotiations to litigations
anytime there was a land dispute between the government and
landlords in any part of the country.
Mr Afotey-Agbo, who appeared before the Committee for approval
as a Minister of State in the Office of the President, was
answering a question posed by Mr Edward Doe-Ajaho, Chairman of
the Committee as to whether he would encourage the use of
land-guards as protectors of lands.
The Presidential nominee, who was born on July 31, 1967, is
married with six children. He holds an Ordinary Level
Certificate from Datus Commercial College and short time
certificate from Ghana Institute of Journalism.
Mr Afotey-Agbo, who has been a Member of Parliament since 2005,
is also a Member of Lands and Forestry Committee, Works and
Housing Committee, Gender and Children and Trade and Industry
committees.
He promised to advise President Mills to diligently deal with
all outstanding land issues to bring comfort and understanding
to people, who had lived in perpetual fear and discomfort on
account of land litigations.
On why he called for the resignation of the Information
Minister, Mrs Zita Okaikoi, he said, in his own estimation, the
Minister was not performing up to expectation and he still stood
by that.
He said he would be ready to resign his post anytime he was
compelled to act against his will as a public official, when he
was asked whether he would still remain principled and
strong-hearted as he claimed he was.
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