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Land guards
invade University of Ghana lands at Nungua
Accra, June 13, Ghanadot/GNA
- Members of staff of the University of Ghana
Agricultural Research Centre at Nungua, embarked on a
massive demonstration on the Legon
campus, in protest against the encroachment
of the centre's land by estate developers.
They later converged at the office of the Vice-Chancellor,
Professor Nii-Boye Tagoe and presented a three-page
resolution signed by senior staff
of the centre.
The resolution called for immediate action to stop the
trespassers.
The encroachment had led to the destruction of the grazing
site
for livestock and disrupted work at the centre.
The resolution said media reports that government had
released 60
per cent of the University's lands to the Nungua stool, had
escalatedthe encroachment.
It
said the encroachment was threatening the lives of staff and
their families.
Mr. Kofi Sawyer Ndamele, a Daft Animal Power Specialist,
from the
Centre told the Ghana News Agency, that the evading youth
including armed land guards
arrived at the Station on June 10 and dispersed
livestock which were grazing.
This was followed by the destruction of fences and the
demarcation of roads by bulldozers.
Prof. Tagoe assured the demonstrators that the university
authorities would write a letter to the Inspector General of
Police,
for expeditious action to stop the encroachment.
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