Abu
Jinapor
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The
Ministry
of
Lands
and
Natural
Resources
has
refuted
allegations
made
by
North
Tongu
Member
of
Parliament,
Samuel
Okudzeto
Ablakwa,
claiming
that
the
current
government
is
selling
state
lands
to
its
cronies.
The
Ministry
stated
that
these
allegations
are
entirely
false
and
should
be
dismissed
by
the
public.
Mr.
Ablakwa
has
recently
been
vocal
about
the
sale
of
state
lands,
including
properties
belonging
to
the
Parks
and
Gardens,
the
Ghana
Prisons
Service,
and
others.
He
also
claimed
that
lands
currently
housing
judges
have
been
sold,
forcing
the
judges
to
vacate
their
premises
within
a
specified
period.
In
a
press
statement
issued
on
Tuesday,
July
16,
and
signed
the
sector
Minister,
Samuel
Abu
Jinapor,
the
Ministry
asserted
that
the
Akufo-Addo-led
government
has
not
sold
any
state
lands.
The
statement
further
clarified
that
any
government
lands
currently
under
public
scrutiny
were
sold
during
the
previous
administration
of
John
Mahama,
of
which
Mr.
Ablakwa
was
a
member.
The
Ministry
urged
Ghanaians
to
disregard
Mr.
Ablakwa’s
allegations,
describing
them
as
politically
motivated.
“For
the
avoidance
doubt
the
land
occupied
by
the
Du
Bois
Centre,
the
subject-matter
of
the
Member
of
Parliament’s
allegations,
has
neither
been
sold
nor
leased
to
any
private
entity.”
“From
the
foregoing,
it
is
clear
that
the
lands,
the
subject
matter
of
the
Member
of
Parliament’s
allegations,
were
not
sold
and/or
leased
under
the
current
administration,
and
the
allegations
of
state
capture
are,
therefore,
false,”
an
excerpt
of
the
statement
said.
The
statement
added
that
President
Akufo-Addo
is
committed
to
efficient
and
effective
land
administration,
anchored
on
the
highest
standards
of
integrity.
“President
Akufo-Addo
is
committed
to
an
efficient
and
effective
land
administration
that
is
anchored
on
the
highest
standards
of
integrity,
transparency
and
candour,
in
the
public
interest.
“
“The
Ministry
will,
therefore,
continue
to
work
with
all
stakeholders
to
deliver
an
effective,
transparent,
responsive
and
orderly
land
administration
which
is
above
board
and
steeped
in
integrity,”
the
statement
concluded.