Alhassan
Suhuyini, the deputy ranking member for the Lands and Forestry Committee of
Parliament, has disclosed that the minority is requesting the contract details
between Aynok Services Limited and the Lands Ministry.
The information,
he added is being sought, to inform the minority’s next course of action on the
alleged use of land guards by the Ministry.
The revelation
comes after the Chief Director of the Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources,
Professor Patrick Agbesinyale, reportedly stated during a meeting with the
Committee that the ministry employs the services of a land guard.
Mr Agbesinyale
reportedly added that even the police and military engage land guards in
reclaiming and protecting government lands for a fee, which contradicts the
Vigilantism and Related Offences Act.
The claims have
been vehemently refuted by the Lands Ministry, the Ghana Armed Forces, and the
Police Service in separate statements.
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They all assert
that they have never enlisted the services of any land guard to protect or
reclaim lands in any capacity.
However, the
Lands Ministry clarified in their statement that they have engaged the services
of “Aynok Holding Limited,” a registered limited liability company, to assist
in reclaiming encroached government lands since 2012.
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But speaking on
the Citi Breakfast Show on Tuesday, Mr Suhuyini, who is also the
Member of Parliament for Tamale North, expressed that the committee will
request the contract details between the Lands Ministry and Aynok Holding
Limited.
“We first want
to introduce that contract to the committee and once that contract has been
introduced to the committee, we can now invite him as a service provider to the
ministry to speak on the contract and that is why we are focussed as a
committee on the ministry providing us with that contract.”
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