The attention of the Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources has been drawn to allegations by the Hon. Member of Parliament for North Tongu, Hon. Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa in respect of certain public lands which he alleges are evidence of state capture by the current Government and its officials.

The Ministry welcomes any such interest and intense scrutiny of transactions relating to the public lands of our country; as it is the best way of protecting public lands for the benefit of the Ghanaian people.

By article 257(1) of our national Constitution, public lands are vested in the President of the Republic, on behalf of, and in trust for, the people of Ghana. In the spirit of transparency and accountability, the Ministry wishes to set the records straight in respect of the public lands to which the said allegations relate.

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