Landowners in Ejisu Municipality petition Otumfuo

Landowners in the Ejisu Municipality in the Ashanti Region have petitioned His Royal Majesty, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, the Asantehene, over their (Land owners) tract of land measuring about 1,950 acres, purported to have been sold to the Ghana Free Zones Authority (GFZA).

The said tract of land is situated within the boundaries of several towns – Nyinataase, Abenase, Ampabame, Adadientem, Asarpong, Ejisu-Manhyia, Donaso, Hwereso and Aduaprokyre – all in the Ejisu Municipality, and traditionally under Oguakro Afrane Okese II, Omanhene of Ejisu Traditional Area.

Mr. Isaac Opoku, Chairman of the Concerned Group of Land owners, at a news conference commended Otumfuo for setting the records straight, when he affirmed that there has not been any “monetary gains” in respect of a sale transaction between the Landowners and GFZA.

According to Mr. Isaac Opoku, in the year 2004, the GFZA approached them (Landowners) and showed interest in purchasing the said tract of land, but for over two decades they “never returned nor made any payment” in respect of the land  in question.

As a result the affected landowners took possession and control of their lands and subsequently relinquished their “interest” to some individuals, who have also put up permanent structures thereon for their habitation.

The Chairman indicated that the chiefs who appeared before Otumfuo had falsely informed him that some payments had been made to them (Landowners) in respect of the said tract of land.

Mr. Opoku emphasized that currently there is no land available for GFZA, as they (Landowners) have long declined the transaction, since the authority failed to come back for the transaction.

Mr. Opoku gave notice that Land owners have released their parcel of lands to interested individuals, who have erected permanent structures and that there is “no land available” for GFZA.

From Oswald Pius Freiku, Ejisu

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