The Abuakwa Traditional Council has warned the public to ensure that they do not buy its lands from a private real estate company, KOANS Construction.
The Traditional Council has also expressed concern about ‘irregularities’ at the secretariat of the Land Commission and asked the latter to work on this.
This was contained in a press release on Friday.
The release warned the general public particularly estate developers to adhere to established and appropriate customary procedures in land acquisition in their own interest.
“That the Lands Commission take a critical review of the irregularities at its secretariat with respect to fake documents acquired by unscrupulous persons and take the necessary action to restore its integrity and amend its records in relation to the land unlawfully acquired in Akyem Abuakwa,” the Traditional Council stated.
The Traditional Council warned that all persons dealing with one Mr. Kofi Anokye in relation to Akyem Abuakwa lands do so at their own risk.
They invited the police to take the necessary action to prevent Mr. Anokye from ‘defrauding’ the public and to halt him from trespassing on Akyem Abuakwa Lands.
“The Okyenhene expresses seriousness to this matter as an example of the growing menace of the land theft of which the Eastern portion of Akyem Abuakwa has become a unique and ugly spectacle due to open-ended expansion of Accra.
“The Osagyefuo will not abdicate from his sworn customary obligation to protect Akyem Abuagua Stool lands from the outskirts of Nsawam Adoagyiri to ends of Jejeti,” the statement said.
It was signed by D. M. Ofori-Atta, Okyeman Stool Secretary.
