The Office of the President has denied any involvement in the alleged dispute over a piece of land belonging to the Ghana International School (GIS) in Accra.

According to the Office, it "does NOT have any interest whatsoever in the piece of land in question", while "no officer, agent or assign has been directed to secure and/or interfere in any matter pertaining to GIS land within Cantonments." A statement issued by the Office, signed by its Director of Communications, Eugene Arhin, said the Office has made "a formal complaint to the Inspector General of Police to investigate the entire matter."The statement also called on the general public to disregard as false, any statements to the contrary.

One Chief Superintendent of Police with the Office of the President was accused of involvement by authorities of GIS, who said he led a truckload of building materials at dawn of August 29, to the land in question, which lies next to the school at Cantonments.

Read also: Principal of Ghana International School protests alleged attempt to seize school land However, the Presidency said the police officer in question, identified as Chief Superintendent Ibrahim Opoku, only handed over the encroachers to the police when he chanced upon the altercation. "the said Chief Superintendent Ibrahim Opoku of the VVIP unit of the OOP did his professional duty by handing over alleged encroachers and suspects to the Cantonments Police Station when he chanced upon an altercation at the Cantonments barrier on his way from work; and "the Chief Superintendent submitted his credentials at the police station, as he is enjoined to do, as part of standard operating procedure in such situations," said the statement.

Read in full the statement issued by the Office of the President below.

REJOINDER: GHANA INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL (GIS) RESISTS ATTEMPTS TO ENCROACH ON ITS PROPERTY The attention of the Office of the President has been drawn to an allegation that the Office, acting through the Head of the VVIP Unit has been involved in a dispute over a piece of land belonging to Ghana International School.

We wish to place on record the following: i.

the Office of the President does NOT have any interest whatsoever in the piece of land in question; ii.

no officer, agent or assign has been directed to secure and/or interfere in any matter pertaining to GIS land within Cantonments; iii.

the said Chief Superintendent Ibrahim Opoku of the VVIP unit of the OOP did his professional duty by handing over alleged encroachers and suspects to the Cantonments Police Station when he chanced upon an altercation at the Cantonments barrier on his way from work; and iv.

the Chief Superintendent submitted his credentials at the police station, as he is enjoined to do, as part of standard operating procedure in such situations.

In light of the above, the Office of the President has made a formal complaint to the Inspector General of Police to investigate the entire matter.

Meanwhile we call on the general public to disregard as false any statements to the contrary.

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