Following the demolition of Nigerian Commission in Ghana, local chief for Ghana’s Osu Traditional Area, Nii Okwei Dowuona VI, who was present when the incident happened, was said to have gone into hiding after being terrified.
Mr Dowuona, in a statement on Sunday, said the parcel of land, approximately 1.14 acres, which is situated at West Ridge “is separate from that which is currently being occupied by the Nigerian High Commission.”
He said the attention of the Osu Stool was pricked when the original building on the land was demolished and, in its place, a new structure was being erected.
The Stool was informed that the structure was being erected by a Nigerian business person, who under the political influence of the high office of the Nigerian High Commission, was ‘forcibly’ trying to take over the said parcel of land, he said.
The monarch added that only the Stool “has the mandate to grant lease – be it expired or otherwise.”
He said the structure was planned to be an entertainment complex to serve as an events centre for commercial purposes and not a block of flats as being reported in the news.
The monarch said attempts to broker a truce between the Stool and the alleged Nigerian businessman on the ownership of the land were unsuccessful as calls and invites went unacknowledged.
“The stool has a high level of respect for foreign missions and has, therefore, on several occasions verbally informed the unidentified trespasser of the ownership status of the land through the security personnel resident on the parcel of land.
“The stool has subsequently sent messages inviting the trespasser for a discussion on ownership, yet there has been no acknowledgement,” he said.
Source: PremiumTimes
