Samuel Abu Jinapor has weighed in on the ongoing debates regarding public land sales, stating that land administration in Ghana has long been a complex issue. "The issue of land administration has always been a major challenge with deep historical roots," the former Minister for Lands and Natural Resources explained on Pan African Television, as monitored by MyNewsGH. "Unlike East African countries, where most lands belong to the state, Ghana's lands are largely owned by stools, skins, clans, and families, with state lands comprising only about 10%." According to him, this unique land ownership structure complicates administration. "You have families selling the same land multiple times, creating legal disputes, and then there is the challenge of managing public lands effectively," he noted.
Addressing allegations of land grabbing, Jinapor emphasized that measures were put in place to prevent the unauthorized sale of state lands. "We made it clear that no public land should be sold without the express approval of the president, acting through the Minister for Lands.
This policy helped curb the dissipation of state lands," he stated.
