Ablakwa criticizes Lands Minister for not publishing full list of public lands and who acquired some of them
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1 month ago
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3News
North Tongu lawmaker, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has criticized the Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, Samuel Abu Jinapor, for failing to publish the list of all state lands and persons who acquired government lands two and half years after parliament made that request. Mr Ablakwa said that the Lands Minister, after parliament made the request, indicated that he would require enough time to provide the list because the system had not been digitized hence it was difficult to compile the data. However, Ablakwa said, two and half years after the Miniter requested enough was enough for him to compile the list and provide it to Parliament
"For 2 and half years he hasn't provided the list," Ablakwa said on the Key Points on TV3 on Saturday, August 17.
"When I heard he was going to address the press conference I thought he was going to publish the list, that is what we wanted to see.
"If he president can't account for the state lands all of us should be deeply worried."
His comments come at a time when Samuel Abu Jinapor 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, Abu Jinapor 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.