A reggae musician and broadcaster, Abubakar Ahmed, aka Blakk Rasta, has said that the state ceasing the estates of the late former Chief Executive Officer of the Forestry Commission, Kwadwo Owusu Afriyie (Sir John), for the crimes he has allegedly committed is not good enough. According to Blakk Rasta, the right punishment …
Read More »Special Prosecutor freezes Sir John’s assets
The Special Prosecutor has frozen all assets of the late Chief Executive Officer of the Forestry Commission, Kwadwo Owusu Afriyie. The deceased CEO popularly known as Sir John is the subject of investigations after his Will which contains state lands at the Achimota Forest and the Sakumono Ramsar Site was …
Read More »Ghanaian artist shocks citizens with naked Sir John sketch in Achimota forest
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 …
Read More »Georgina Wood, Akua Kuenyehia, Elizabeth Ohene, Sir Sam Jonah and others own state lands
The news of the degazetting of portions of the Achimota Forest Reserve through the Executive Instrument 144, which took effect on May 1, 2022, has generated a lot of controversy in the Ghanaian media with varied comments being expressed about the propriety of the action amidst government’s stated commitments to …
Read More »Full list of properties in Sir John’s will
The alleged will of the late CEO of the Forestry Commission, Mr Kojo Owusu Afriyie (Sir John) has been the toast of social media in the past few days. Below is the full list of properties in it: HOUSES House on plot number GA54480 located in Ogbojo, East Legon, …
Read More »Sir John’s Achimota lands not in our records – Lands Commission
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 …
Read More »You’re senseless – Nana Aba Anamoah to defenders of Sir John’s ‘Achimota Forest Will’
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 …
Read More »Late Sir John tops Twitter trends after his will pops up
The late CEO of the Forestry Commission, Kwadwo Owusu Afriyie, who was popularly known as Sir John, is currently number one on Twitter after it emerged he has willed some portions of the Achimota Forest land to his family. Sir John, in his final Will, mentioned that he owned several acres …
Read More »Achimota Forest lands: Sir John’s last Will exposes government?
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 …
Read More »Kufuor, Sir Jonah, others’ roles in getting UTAG to call off strike
The University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG) has announced that it will return to the classrooms upon requests from a number of stakeholders but that new decision will only be for a short window. Announcing this decision during a presser in Accra, the UTAG President, Prof. Solomon Nunoo, explained that …
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