GIS compelled to use school buses as blockade over failed land takeover – Ablakwa

Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, the Member of Parliament for North Tongu, has provided an update on the alleged takeover of portions of land belonging to the Ghana International School at Cantonments.

In the latest development, Okudzeto Ablakwa disclosed that the Ghana International School, in an attempt to prevent the takeover of portions of their land, has resorted to using their school buses as barricades to block unauthorized persons from encroaching on the property.

According to him, this action was necessitated following a failed dawn invasion by some individuals on Saturday, August 31, 2024.

Ablakwa further added that the school’s management is erecting a fence wall as a permanent solution to secure the property.

Images shared by Ablakwa shows school buses lined up along the property and a possible foundation being erected, indicating plans to build a fence wall.

In a post on his official X account, Ablakwa said “Management and security personnel of Ghana International School have been compelled to use its school buses as a blockade to prevent an illegal takeover of their land in Cantonments following last Saturday’s foiled 2am invasion.

“GIS is also hurriedly erecting a fence wall, hopefully as a more permanent solution. How did Ghana get here? State Capture must and will be defeated!”

Meanwhile, the principal of the Ghana International School (GIS), Frank Amponsah-Mensah, has spoken out about reports of an attempt by an individual(s) linked to the Office of the President to take over the school's land.

Speaking in an interview on GhanaWeb TV's #SayitLoud, a worried Amponsah-Mensah confirmed reports that some persons led by a man who identified himself as Chief Superintendent Ibrahim Opoku of the VVIPU, believed to be from the Office of the President, had invaded the school's land with building materials including sand and blocks.

He even indicated that the invaders brought in an excavator to dig trenches and commence the construction of a wall over the land.

"There is a building here; it is an old building, and one of our staff lives here. Because of what has happened, we have had to start constructing our wall. It used to be three of them (the buildings). We demolished an initial two and maintained one of them," he said during a tour of the said land with GhanaWeb.

He further stated, "We have a lease from the Lands Commission for the land... It had bungalows on it. There were people living here and so when we bought it, they moved out. We demolished two of the bungalows and left one."

Management and security personnel of Ghana International School have been compelled to use its school buses as a blockade to prevent an illegal takeover of their land in Cantonments following last Saturday’s foiled 2am invasion.

GIS is also hurriedly erecting a fence wall,… pic.twitter.com/JBeanEH3sw

— Sam Okudzeto Ablakwa (@S_OkudzetoAblak) September 5, 2024