Ga chiefs, residents hit streets to demonstrate against Akufo-Addo government over state land looting

They allege rampant unauthorized sales of state lands in the Greater Accra Region, particularly in the La Traditional area.

The groups further described these sales as immoral, claiming that government officials and their associates are involved.

Their concerns focused on recent actions involving key land parcels, notably the Ghana Prisons Service lands at Cantonments.

The Minister for the Interior, Henry Quartey, announced an arrangement with a private developer to redevelop portions of this land, which the groups have described as unethical.

They argue that this arrangement disregards the rights of the allodial landowners, the traditional authorities of La.

They are, therefore, demanding an immediate halt to the redevelopment plan and insist that the land should remain with the Prisons Service unless the La community is properly consulted in future decisions.

In addition to the Prisons Service lands, the Coalition has raised concerns about the Trade Fair land, which includes areas occupied by the Labadi Beach and La Palm Royal Beach hotels.

They claim that since its acquisition in the early 1960s, no compensation has been paid to the original landowners.

The coalition also criticized the government’s redevelopment program, alleging that it has led to the sale of these lands to politicians and private developers, exacerbating the injustice faced by the original landowners.

Other areas of concern include the Parks and Gardens at Cantonments, State Housing properties at South La, Labone, and Cantonments, Ministry of Agriculture land near the Burma Camp overpass, and the judges’ bungalows at Cantonments.

The groups planned to present a petition to the president or vice president at the Jubilee House, in which their demands that all private developers halt any ongoing or planned work on these lands until proper discussions are held with the traditional authorities are captured in.