The Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources has debunked claims that it has contracted land guards to protect state lands.
The Ministry made these known via a pres release on Monday.
It said "The Ministry would like to set the records straight that government and for that matter, the Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources do not contract the services of land guards in its operations"
“However, the Ministry through its agency Lands Commission legally engaged the services of Aynok Holding Limited, a registered Limited liability company to assist in reclaiming encroached government lands"
The Ministry further explains that the interaction has been in effect since 2012.
“We wish to state categorically that government and by extension, the Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources employs a legal process to reclaim all encroached state lands,” the Ministry said in a statement.
It will be recalled that on July 17, the Member of Parliament for Tamale North Alhassn Suhuyini disclosed that the Chief Director of the Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources, Professor Patrick Agbesinyale has revealed that a land guard has been contracted to protect state lands.
Suhiyini said this came to light during an engagement that the Lands and Forestry Committee of Parliament had with the Ministry.
Speaking to journalists in Parliament on July 17, he raised concerns against dealing with a person whose activities have been outlawed.
“In our engagement, the Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources the Chief Director revealed, shockingly, that the Ministry has resorted to engaging a land guard to retrieve and protect government lands.
“Mind you, these are lands that are held on behalf of the people of Ghana and vested in the President to protect it. I am sure that the framers of the Constitution are aware that the president is the Commander-In-Chief of the Ghana Armed Forces and he is seized with the capacity to ensure that these lands are protected for our common use, that is why the lands are vested in the president, and the Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources is the Ministry tasked with the responsibility of overseeing these lands.
Story by: Joshua Kwabena Smith
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