Raphael Hokey<\/strong><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\n
Head of the Lands Commission\u2019s Regional Operations Unit, Raphael Hokey, has urged Ghanaians to look for corruption in the administration of customary lands, stating that the finger-pointing at the Commission is misplaced.<\/p>\n
According to him, the Commission manages and controls less than five percent of the country\u2019s lands, with the majority of the land in the hands of customary owners who dispose of or relocate them at their\u00a0discretion.<\/p>\n
Mr. Hokey told participants at a national expert forum in Accra yesterday that if there is corruption in land administration, the nation should look at the customary land area rather than the Commission\u2019s management of less than 5% of state land.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe Lands Commission strictly only manages state lands and we all agree that state land is less than 20%. Public lands, including vested lands are 20% but state lands are estimated to be about 18% and when you take out the roads, institutions, and projects which are not lands that can be allocated, you will come to a very small percentage, less than 5%.<\/p>\n
\u201cBut you see that people\u2019s concern is always about how the Lands Commission allocates these lands.<\/p>\n
\u201cI am not saying it should not be done properly, but I am saying that the size of the land which has more problems \u2013 people are duped, get into litigation \u2013 is mostly customary lands,\u201d he stated.<\/p>\n
The Land Commission chief continued, \u201cThe customary lands, which are over 80%, are in the hands of chiefs and family heads. That is where the trouble is.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cMost often a chief has a huge tract of land as a result of inheritance. He is a royal and wakes up one day and the old one is gone and he becomes the chief, and that all the lands are available to him and starts allocating.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe sees it as an opportunity to take onboard more wives because he wakes up one day and a lot of resources are available to him,\u201d he noted.<\/p>\n
Mr. Hokey said if the nation is able to put in a lot of guidelines and rules in place, and with the support of the traditional rulers, there will be sanity in land administration in the country.<\/p>\n
The forum, which was on the guidelines for large-scale land-based investment in Ghana, was organised by the Ghana Integrity Initiative (GII).<\/p>\n
Mary Awelana Addah, Executive Director of GII, asked participants to acknowledge the profound importance of land in shaping Ghana\u2019s socio-economic landscape.<\/p>\n
According to her, land is not only a vital economic resource, as recognised by the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), but also a cornerstone of heritage, identity, and livelihood for millions of Ghanaians.<\/p>\n
She said the evolving dynamics of global food demands and economic development have ushered in a new era of large-scale land acquisitions.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhile these investments hold the promise of enhanced food production and economic growth, they also present a complex set of challenges, as documented by the International Land Coalition (ILC),\u201d she pointed out.<\/p>\n
As highlighted by the ILC, the GII boss said issues like corruption, unequal land access for women, and environmental sustainability concerns threaten to overshadow the potential benefits.<\/p>\n
By Ernest Kofi Adu<\/strong><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\n
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