In a recent exposé by the Member of Parliament for North Tongu and Chairman of the Operation Recover All Loot (ORAL) committee, , it has come to light that the (NPP) MP for Akim Swedru, Kennedy Osei Nyarko, acquired prime public land in Cantonments, Accra, under highly controversial terms.
According to Ablakwa's report, Kennedy Osei Nyarko purchased the land in question for a mere GH¢42,000 (approximately US$2,800) in 2021, with the authorization of then-President .
This transaction allowed the MP to obtain a 99-year lease on the property, from January 1, 2021, to December 31, 2120, for an annual ground rent of GH¢10,500 for the first four years. "Unimpeachable and irrefutable Lands Commission documents reveal that President Akufo-Addo authorized this outrageously unconscionable transaction in 2021.
The NPP MP who benefited from this condemnable rip-off is Hon.