The Tema Traditional Council (TTC) at the week-end called on the police and other security agencies to investigate the misuse of President J.A Kufuor's name by a group who harass people who have genuinely acquired lands in the Tema acquisition area.
Nii Adjetey Kokroko, Akwasontse of TTC who made the call when speaking to the GNA at Sakomono said a youth group which calls itself, "watchdog taskforce from the TTC", goes round to harass land developers with the message that, "President Kufuor has released the acquisition of lands back to the TTC during his recent visit to Tema."
The group members numbering eight, who are alleged to be moving in a Ford bus, (registration number withheld) are said to be holding offensive implements, threatening developers to stop work on their plots and order them to come to re-negotiate with the chief of Tema, adding before they leave they plant a sign board with the inscription, "keep off by Tema watch dog taskforce".
Nii Kokroko said in some cases, the group extorts monies from the developers whom they met at site, so that their workers were not molested.
He said TTC was informed by some of the developers, who had properly acquired their lands 11 years ago to undertake school and hotel projects and refused to see any documents that have been given to them (developers) by the Tema Development Corporation (TDC) and approved by the Tema Municipal Assembly (TMA).
The TTC, during their investigations, has apologised to the developers about the harassment meted out to them and said they would pursue the matter till those involved in the misuse of President Kufuor's name and the TTC are brought to book.
"Since the alleged "terrorist group" linked their activities to the TTC, using the name of Tema Mantse, we rushed to investigate the complaints and saw the sign posts planted on a number of plots that were being developed at Sakomono."
Nii Kokroko said the security man of Fountain Head Christian School, who was accosted by the group told him and his team that, he could identify about four members.
He said TTC has lodged a complaint with the Tema Regional Police Command, to help investigate the activities of this terrorist group, and arrest the members, adding "we have supplied some details of the vehicle being used and people to contact, to the police to arrest them to assist them in their investigations."
The government, in 1951 acquired about 63 square miles of land from the Kpone, Tema and Nungua Traditional Councils when the Tema harbour was being constructed, which is being managed by the TDC and TMA.
