President John Dramani Mahama has ordered the immediate reversal of all lands belonging to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs that were sold or leased under the previous New Patriotic Party (NPP) administration.
The directive was made public by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, in a social media post on Wednesday, March 5.
Among these properties is the Ministry’s adjoining land at Airport Residential Area, which, according to Mr. Ablakwa, had been claimed by seven organisations and individuals.
The Minister said the allocations will now be cancelled and the land preserved for the benefit of Ghanaians.
“President Mahama has directed that all allocations and sale of land belonging to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs by the previous government be immediately reversed,” Mr. Ablakwa stated.
“Yesterday’s presidential directive will ensure that the Ministry’s adjoining land at Airport Residential, which some seven organisations and individuals claim to be the new owners, will now be cancelled and preserved for the people of Ghana,” the post added.
The North Tongu MP, who has previously raised concerns over what he described as state capture of public lands, assured that under his leadership, the Ministry’s properties will not be sold.
“I am enormously grateful to President Mahama for his unwavering patriotic and decisive presidential backing.
“Under my watch as Foreign Minister, no land or property of the Ministry, located either home or abroad, will be sold,” he said.
