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March 11, 2016
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I will return Ga
lands- sector Minister
Abdul Salam Sule, Ghanadot
Accra, Feb 25, Ghanadot -
In his quest to fulfill his party's campaign promise made to
the people of Ga, the Minister for Lands and Natural
Resources, Alhaji Collins Dauda has pledged his commitment
to return all Ga lands to the rightful owners.
Alhaji Collins Dauda said this when he met heads and
officials of the land sector agencies including, the Land
Commission, Land Title Registry and Land Valuation Board
yesterday.
To execute this programme effectively, the he directed the
Lands Commission and Lands Administration Project, (LAP) to
obtain inventories of the acquisition of lands within three
months so as to start the process of handing over lands that
were not being used by the government.
At the meeting, the Minister for lands and Natural Resources
said, if the land acquired for a particular purpose could
not be used, his administration was prepared to release all
the unused lands to their rightful owners.
He however pleaded with the land owners to seek them out so
that the lands could be distributed in an equitable manner.
Alhaji Collins Dauda, former MP for Asutifi North
constituency and currently engaged in a legal tussle over
the parliamentary results from the area also touched on smooth
acquisition of lands for residential purpose.
"There had been multiplicity of land ownership especially in
the Greater Accra Region, leading to several unpaid
compensation as well as customary land management
challenges", he observed.
He however promised to improve land administration in the
country, saying, he would take a second look at the portion
of the 1992 constitution which dealt with lands issue.
The Minister also called on his working staff to
sincerely criticize his work so that he could be on track.
"I prefer to to be criticized rather than flattered. Let us
team up and work hard to deliver. It is for this reason that
I urged you to support me in my job". he told his working
staff.
Speaking on behalf of the land agencies, Alhaji Ibrahim
Baryeh, Executive Secretary, Lands commission, promised
their unflinching support to the Minister's quest to improve
on the land situation in the country.
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Declare your assets within 7 days,
Prez Mills directed
Accra, Feb 24, Ghanadot - The President, Prof
John Evans Atta Mills has directed all government
appointees to immediately declare their assets in
accordance with the assets declaration instrument.
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Prime Rate now stands at 18.5%
Accra, Feb 25, Ghanadot - The Monetary Policy
Committee (MPC) of the Bank of Ghana has announced 18.5%
as the new prime rate, representing a 1.5% increase.
This is in a bid to stem inflation and reduce exchange
rates expectation...
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Economist predicts challenging times
ahead
Accra, Feb 23, Ghandot - An economist and a research
fellow at the Institute of Statistical , Social and Economic
Research, University of Ghana, Dr.Peter Quartey, has
predicted that Ghana ’s economy would face challenging times
in the first quarter of the year as the economy was more
likely to feel the pinch of the global economic crises.......More
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I will return Ga
lands- sector Minister
Accra, Feb 25, Ghanadot -
In his quest to fulfill his party's campaign promise made to
the people of Ga, the Minister for Lands and Natural
Resources, Alhaji Collins Dauda has pledged his commitment
to return all Ga lands to the rightful owners......More
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