Occupants of Ho stunned by disclosure that a state land was sold at ¢41
There has been a public clamor following charges that a state land in the Volta Regional capital of Ho was sold for GHC41.00 by the Lands Commission.
The said land, affirmed to quantify about a section of land, is situated in a space assigned to the Ghana Meteorological Agency, off the Ho-Aflao street.
JoyNews has caught reports covering the rent, which demonstrated the land parcel, which really gauges 0.52-sections of land, was rented at an expense of GHC41 month to month for a considerable length of time, and not sold.
Per a letter dated second November, 2021, the Lands Commission at first consented to rent the land at GHC3,200 per annum, dependent upon recharging like clockwork.
A record covering the rent of the 0.52-section of land.
The renter - International Diamond Resort Limited, a friendliness organization - was likewise coordinated to pay a premium of GHC31,200 for the land.
Notwithstanding, on the eleventh of November, 2021, one more letter was addressed to the organization demonstrating the lease for the 0.52-section of land was diminished to GHC500 every year.
"I'm delighted to illuminate you that the ground lease has been decreased from GHC3,200 to GHC500. Benevolently pay the said sum and different charges contained in the proposal to empower us to set up a deed of rent in support of yourself", contained in the letter endorsed by the Volta Regional Lands Officer, Nukunu Nuviadenyo.
The letter conveying the decrease of the lease.
A cross-segment of the general population has scrutinized the thought process behind renting state land situated in a superb region in Ho 'at peanuts' to private engineers, who can obtain the land at a greater expense.
One more inquiry informed the choice by the Lands Commission to diminish the lease from GHC3,200 to GHC500.
People in general is likewise shocked about the refering to of a tall structure in a territory where the Ghana Meteorological Agency works, which they feel might influence the activity of the association which offers weather conditions types of assistance.
Lands Commission's reaction to the claims
Regardless, a reply gave by the Lands Commission affirmed that the 0.52-section of land was rented for a considerable length of time, yet neglected to express the lease.
It, nonetheless, made sense of that the decrease of the lease from GHC3,200 per annum was educated by discussions with the renter, International Diamond Resort Limited.
"The decrease in lease was a result of exchange; a waiver for the initial three (3) years after which the financial backer pays full lease to the State", expressed the reply.
It additionally nitty gritty that beside the lease, there were charges which included premium, improvement expense, handling expense, and show expense.
Others are plotting expense, rent readiness charge, review charge and deeds enrollment expense.
JoyNews checks show the charges absolute about GHC34,000.
The Commission affirmed that every one of the above charges were paid by the confidential designer before the land was delivered, adding that the said land was rented to forestall infringement of the land and to produce income for the State.
"State lands like the Leprosarium acquisitions, School of Hygiene and others have seen uncontrolled infringements throughout the long term and the client offices are either complicit or look on while people infringe on such terrains.
The Commission, hence, conceived a strategy as a feature of its administration capability, to concede such rents on the peripheries of undermined acquisitions to thwart infringements of the grounds.
The leasehold award for International Diamond Resort Limited is, hence, an essential award to forestall such infringements", the response expressed.
The Commission, nonetheless, censured an endeavor to rent out a section of land of State land by a client organization to a confidential designer without illuminating the Commission, and encouraged general society to be somewhat worried about such unlawful endeavors to deny the condition of income.
"You will rather be worried that at the material time a rent of a similar land parcel has been made to one more privately owned business without notice to the Commission which has the command by regulation".
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