Nunuga lands not sold

THE Nungua Mantse, Odehe Kpakpa King Odaifio Welentsi III, has denied allegations that the Nungua Stool has made arrangements to sell 934.80 acres of lands handed over to stool by the government to private estate developers.
King Odaifio Welentsi gave the assurance that the land remains intact and that not a single acre of the said land has been sold out to Trassaco Valley, private estate developer as been alleged by a section of youth of the town.
The Nungua Mantse said this in an exclusive interview with the Daily Graphic at his palace in reaction to claims by an unknown youth group that the chiefs have sold the land to some estate private developers.
King Odaifio Welentsi explained, the chiefs have only apponted Trassaco in a care taker responsibility of the land to manage the scheme that has been designed for the area.
He went on to say that, by the relationship Trassaco Valley could not sell any portion of the land to any group or individual without the prior authorisation of the chiefs of Nungua.
King Odaifio Welentsi revealed that years before the return of the said land to the chiefs, Trassaco had already acquired 114 acres of the land in question from the Lands Commission and the chiefs of Nungua.
He stressed that the relationship with Trassaco was only to ensure strict adherence to the scheme which is the proposed development structure of the area.
He has therefore called on the good people of Nungua and the country at large to ignore the activities and claims of the said dissatisfied individuals of the town.
“These people are individuals who only want to satisfy their parochial interest, they have in the past sold portions of the land and others have also exchanged acres of the Nungua land for cars and other properties, I will not allow this to continue in Nungua.” He stressed.
The spokes person for the chief and elders, Wradi Keda Bortey mentioned that the process of sharing the land for the benefit of all the eight clans that make up the Nungua Stool was under way.
Adding, “Portions of the land have been demarcated for schools, hospital and other purposes.’
For his part, the Youth and Development Chief, Nii Odai Kwei III reiterated the commitment of the chiefs to ensuring the appropriate use of the land and not allow indiscriminate sale of the land.
According to him, the chiefs have initiated an educational project for the youth of the town, this he said was intended to eradicate if not to reduce the high rate of illiteracy among the youth in Nungua.
In a related development, the chiefs and elders of Nungua have expressed their appreciation to the President Mills administration for the return of the 60 per cent of lands acquired from the chiefs and people of Nungua that have not been used for the intended purpose for which it was acquired by the colonial masters.
The chiefs and elders said they were committed to ensuring that not only do the present generation benefit from the activities of the land but also the generations after them.
Other elders present were, Gborbu Wulomo, Numo Borketey Laweh , the Nungua Asafoatse, Nii Bubui Kakai IV, the Sangonaa Mantse Nii Bortei I, the acting Nungua Mankralo Nii Borlabie Prempeh, Nii Afotey Srawah II of Mantse We and Nii Kwei Alabi Okasakpi II.