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George Mireku Duker with members of the council
On July 28, 2021, the Deputy Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, George Mireku Duker, inaugurated an Upper East Regional Lands Commission, consisting of 21 members.
He began by congratulating the members who were chosen and who had the prerogative to serve the Region and Ghana as a whole. He urged them to bring skills on board to be able to fulfill their mandate. “It is a call to duty and you cannot fail the good people of the region,” he added.
The Upper East region, he said, is made up of 15 districts with a population of around 1.3 million who are mostly peasants engaged in subsistence agriculture. With an area of approximately 8,842 km², the settlements are quite dispersed with a few dense localities leaving large areas fallow.
This, according to the deputy minister, is seen as an opportunity to invest on a larger scale in land for agriculture and related uses for the benefit of citizens.
Fortunately, in recent times, the good people of this region have gradually come to realize and embrace the concept of the land as a valuable natural resource that must be optimally used and at the same time preserved for prosperity, he said. declared. He said he had no doubt that the measures that will be defended by the Land Commission will meet the aspirations of the population.
Mireku Duker mentioned that “Let me assure you that the Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources will continue to partner with the Lands Commission to fulfill its mandate”.
It is my prayer that Almighty God grant you the wisdom to work honestly to help develop the land economy in the Upper East region, he concluded.
For his part, Upper East Regional Minister Hon. Stephen Yakubu, explained the land tenure system in the region, saying that it looks different from that of many parts of the country, and added that it is the responsibility of this Commission to make conscious efforts to educate landowners and traditional rulers. on their expected roles in land management to avoid related conflicts.
“Indeed, the desire to reap huge gains on land deprives the state of the land required for investment in the public interest,” he said. We must work to change attitudes and mindsets to take our region and our country to the next level, he said.
Land Commission Executive Secretary Alhaji Sulemana Mahama urged members to manage their expectations as resources are scarce and this will force them to work harder to achieve the set goal. He pleaded with them to support the new regional land officer to help him push forward land administration reforms. TO FINISH.
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