Minister justifies engagement of private company to retrieve and protect government lands

Minister for Lands and Natural Resources Samuel Abu Jinapor has justified the engagement of a private company, Messrs Aynok Holdings Limited, to retrieve and protect Aviation lands at Adenta.

The minority, through Deputy Ranking Member for Committee on Lands and Forestry Alhassan Suhuyini, had questioned the basis for engaging a company owned by Clement Dzato in land guard activities.

However, answering questions from the Tamale North MP, the Minister explained that the Mahama administration engaged the company in 2012 because the Lands Commission lacks the capacity to protect government lands from encroachers.

The Damango MP further revealed that additional agreements were signed by the Nana Akufo-Addo administration to secure other government lands.