{"id":1102084,"date":"2022-05-28T08:46:46","date_gmt":"2022-05-28T08:46:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/05\/28\/asenso-boakyes-response-when-asked-if-he-owns-portions-of-achimota-lands-listen\/"},"modified":"2022-05-28T08:46:46","modified_gmt":"2022-05-28T08:46:46","slug":"asenso-boakyes-response-when-asked-if-he-owns-portions-of-achimota-lands-listen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/05\/28\/asenso-boakyes-response-when-asked-if-he-owns-portions-of-achimota-lands-listen\/","title":{"rendered":"Asenso Boakye&#8217;s response when asked if he owns portions of Achimota Lands [Listen]"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"td-post-featured-image\">\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/3594931636522_6333465837821-Copy-696x392.jpg\"   alt=\"Deputy Chief of Staff, Mr Francis Asenso-Boakye\" title=\"Deputy Chief of Staff, Mr Francis Asenso-Boakye\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Deputy Chief of Staff, Mr Francis Asenso-Boakye<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" scrolling=\"no\" allow=\"autoplay\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https%3A\/\/api.soundcloud.com\/tracks\/1276726888&#038;color=%23ff5500&#038;auto_play=false&#038;hide_related=false&#038;show_comments=true&#038;show_user=true&#038;show_reposts=false&#038;show_teaser=true&#038;visual=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"300\" frameborder=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Minister of Works and Housing, Francis Asenso Boakye, says he fully supports the Lands and Natural Resources Minister, Samuel Abu Jinapor for declaring ownership of the Achimota Forest Lands and Ramsar Site lands as void.<\/p>\n<p>To him, purchasing a natural reserve like Achimota Forest will hamper ecology, hence the Minister\u2019s directive is best.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t know about all state lands, I think there is a reason why some state lands will be sold. But as a planner, I always think having a natural reserve in the city is the best and so if someone has bought the land and the Minister thinks when he reserves it, it would help, then he has my support,\u201d he told OB on Asempa FM\u2019s <strong>Ekosii Sen Show <\/strong>Thursday.<\/p>\n<p><strong>ALSO READ:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/22191989129,1002554\/MGL\/mgl_ado_atunwa_300x250 --><\/p>\n<p>But asked by show host if he has bought part of the Achimota Forest Lands or is considering buying some, he said \u201cIt is better we reserve our forest. There are other places we can buy and not the Achimota lands.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>His comments come on the back of a statement signed by Mr Jinapor, indicating the Achimota and Ramsar lands will not be given to the beneficiaries named in Sir John\u2019s will.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI, as Minister for Lands &#038; Natural Resources, have directed the Lands and Forestry Commission to deem any ownership of lands, both in the Achimota Forest and the Sakumono Ramsar Site by the late Kwadwo Owusu Afriyie as void,\u201d the Minister said in a statement issued on Tuesday, May 24.<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Abu Jinapor opined that the lands will continue to be property of the state.<\/p>\n<p>            <!--  [embed]https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=videoseries[\/embed]<!--\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>--><\/p>\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"ArRCSsl5UUE\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Daylight r\u00f8bbery at Asaman Tamfoe, killed one security man \u2013 Adom TV News (27-5-22)\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ArRCSsl5UUE?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Deputy Chief of Staff, Mr Francis Asenso-Boakye Minister of Works and Housing, Francis Asenso Boakye, says he fully supports the Lands and Natural Resources Minister, Samuel Abu Jinapor for declaring ownership of the Achimota Forest Lands and Ramsar Site lands as void. 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