OASL deepens customary land reforms with 300 new secretariats

The Office of the Administrator of Stool Lands (OASL) says beginning this year, it would facilitate the establishment of three hundred (300) new Customary Land Secretariats in the country to improve customary land administration in line with the Land Act 2020 (Act 1036).

A statement issued in Accra yesterday and signed by Mr Gad Asorwoe Akwensivie, Ag. Administrator of Stool Lands said:
“The establishment of the new Customary Land Secretariats, it is expected, would create over six thousand direct jobs for secretaries, drivers, ICT professionals, administrators, accountants, land surveyors, mediators and arbitrators, physical planners, valuation and estate surveyors, lawyers and other professionals.”

“Already, there are one hundred and ten Customary Land Secretariats in operation. These secretariats have helped to settle land disputes and reduced the frequency of land conflicts. They have also improved transparency and accountability in land administration and served as avenues for obtaining information about land for investment,” the statement said.

According to the statement, the Office of the Administrator of Stool Lands had commenced engagements with various traditional institutions including the National House of Chiefs, Regional Houses of Chiefs, Traditional Councils, Stools, Skins, Clans, Families and land-based NGOs ahead of the establishment of the Customary Land Secretariats pursuant to Part 2, Chapter 1 of the Land Act.

“The Office of the Administrator of Stool Lands is urging customary land authorities to contact OASL regional and district offices to commence the processes for establishing their Customary Land Secretariats as it is now mandatory for Stools, Skins, Families, and Clans that own land to establish a Customary Land Secretariat. The Office of the Administrator of Stool Lands would provide training and start-up equipment on first-come-first-serve basis while stock lasts,” the statement said.

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