Lands Commission denies sale of Speaker’s residence
The Lands Commission has denied claims made by the Speaker of Parliament, Alban Sumana Bagbin, that his official residence at Cantonments in Accra was almost sold to a private developer.
Mr. Bagbin, speaking at the Speaker’s Breakfast Forum in Accra on November 20, alleged that his residence had been given out without his notice.
He revealed that he learned about the information when the private developer went to the Lands Commission to register the land.
“Many of you don’t know that even the residence of the Speaker was almost sold to a private developer. Actually, it was given out, it is when they went to register that the Land’s Commission identified that that is the residence of the Speaker. Luckily, I was inside so it was safe,” he noted.
However, the Lands Commission, in a statement signed by the Acting Executive Secretary, Benjamin Arthur, on November 20, denied the allegations made by the Speaker.
“The Lands Commission has become aware of reports in a section of the media suggesting that the Rt. Hon. Speaker of Parliament’s official residence at Cantonments has been sold to a private developer”.
“The Commission wishes to state emphatically that at no point in time was the said property sold to a private developer by the Lands Commission”.
It also stressed that it was unaware of any purported sale of the Rt. Hon. Speaker of Parliament’s official residence.
“The Commission wishes to reiterate its commitment to the prudent and efficient management of public lands in the national interest and promote effective land administration that is anchored on the highest standards of integrity, transparency and candor,” the statement concluded.
Find the full statement below