Lands Minister Abu Jinapor Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, Samuel Abu Jinapor has said that as a general rule, he objects to public officers acquiring state lands. He says if any public officer wants to acquire lands, the person should look to the private sector to do so. "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," he said at a press conference in Accra on Wednesday, August 14. He further 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.