Lands Minister Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, Samuel Abu Jinapor has said that allegations against public officers acquiring state lands will be looked at if evidence is provided to support the claims that the persons did so in a manner that offends the ethics of public officers. Addressing a press conference in Accra on Wednesday, August 13, he asked the people making that allegation to provide evidence to back the claims to enable appropriate actions to be taken. Answering questions at the event, he said "there is a question about selling public lands to public appointees. The rule of the game is evidence, if anybody has evidence that a public appointee has bought public lands and has done so in a manner that offends the code of ethics of public officers and that the person has put himself in a position of conflict of interest, why not, we will take a look at it. "For myself, as a general rule, I do not think that public appointees should go anywhere near public lands. I think if you want lands to buy, go and look for lands in the private space not public lands because of the very thing line of conflict of interest, it is very easy for you to cross that line but if you have any evidence that any public officer has bought lands and he has done so inappropriately we will be happy to look into that." The Damongo lawmaker further stated that claims that lands belonging to the judicial service were sold under the Akufo-Addo were false.