A petition contesting the government and the Petroleum Hub Development Corporation's (PHDC) purchase of approximately 20,000 acres of land in Bonyere, in the Jomoro District of the Western Region, was denied by President Akufo-Addo. The petition was filed by the Coalition of Concerned Nzema People, which includes advocacy groups like Nzema Koyele Eku and Nzema Advocacy for Peace and Development. The petition expressed concerns about the large acres of land being acquired for the development of a petroleum hub, emphasizing that the acquisition would deprive the locals of their means of subsistence. The group had requested that the 20,000 acres of land being acquired be reduced to 5000 acres in a petition that was signed by Elizabeth Allua Vaah, its convener. However, the Presidency stated that the petition lacked supporting documentation for the assertions made in a letter signed by Nana Bediatuo Asante, the President's Executive Secretary and Ambassador.