Tag Archives: ACHIMOTA

  Ghanaian artiste, Bright Ackwerh, has sketched the late Forest Commission boss, Kwadwo Owusu Afriyie, also known as Sir John, naked in the Achimota forest. The art which connotates a deeper meaning was shared on Instagram on May 30, 2022. The art captures the late Forest Commission boss covering his private …

Former President John Dramani Mahama’s name has been cited in a new document by the Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources giving clear details on matters relating to lands at the Achimota Forest Reserve. The document also cites Inusah Fuseini, a former Minister of Lands and Natural Resources. The document released …

Some 14 Civil Society Organizations, CSOs, have petitioned the Commission for Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) to look into the degazetting and purported sale of portions of the Achimota forest. The CSOs are; Civic Response, A Rocha Ghana, Nature and Development Foundation, EcoCare Ghana, Viridis Environmental Consult, Kasa Initiative …

There are no records to show that the late Chief Executive of the Forestry Commission Kwadwo Owusu Afriyie owned lands in the Achimota forest, the Lands Commission has said. “There is nothing in our records concerning that. What you read is what I have read. We don’t have anything recorded …

Broadcaster Nana Aba Anamoah has described as ‘senseless’ foot soldiers who are vehemently defending Sir John’s Will in which he allegedly gave part of the Achimota Forest lands to his relatives. On the back of the brouhaha surrounding the Achimota Forest lands, a screenshot of page 5 of the Last Will of …

It has emerged that some members of the governing New Patriotic Party, NPP, have already acquired some portions of the Achimota forest lands even before the government returns the peripherals of the forest to its custodial owners, identified as the Owoo family. Page 5 of the Last Will and testament …

A former Operations Manager at the Forestry Commission Charles Owusu has dared the Minister for Lands and Natural Resources to make public the names of persons who have been given lands at the Achimota Forest. “When we explain now, most people will not understand so I will give you an …

Dr. Donald Agumenu, an aide to late President Jerry John Rawlings, has stated that one of the wishes of the late former President was to use ashes from his cremated body to nourish the Achimota Forest Reserve and in the end help preserve the ecological sustainability of the green belt in …

The Osu Traditional Council is contesting the release of 136 acres of peripheral portions of the Achimota Forest Reserve to the Owoo family, who claim to be the allodial owners of the land. Nii O.T. Ankrah, a spokesperson of the Osu Stool, said on Angel FM’s Anopa Bofo Morning Show …

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has under Executive Instrument (E.I) 144, declared that five parcels of lands of the Achimota Forest should no longer serve as ecological forest. The parcels of land, totaling 361.50 acres, which lie at Achimota-Accra in the Greater Accra region, ceased to be a forest reserve …