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Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, the flagbearer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), has announced intentions to digitize the land tenure system and make land registration free for chiefs in order to resolve long-standing land conflicts in Ghana.
This is one of many strategies the NPP Flagbearer has presented to resolve conflicts arising from the land tenure system.
In a speech to the clergy in the Greater Accra Region, Dr. Bawumia stated that one of the main barriers to chiefs registering their lands and resulting in title disputes is the high cost of registration fees.
He emphasized the necessity to update the land tenure system, giving instances from developed nations where it is simple to find online information on land ownership.
“Land in many countries, in the advanced world, if you want to know who owns the land, you can find it on your mobile phone, you don’t have to visit the land registry. So we are going to move to marking and digitalizing our land. So many land disputes come up because nobody really knows who owns the land.”
“Many people claim ownership and one of the problems we have is that many of the stool lands are not registered. I found out that many of the chiefs find it difficult to pay the registration fee because it’s a bit expensive. So what am I going to do? We are going to provide free registration for all the chiefs.”
Dr. Bawumia addressed the contentious National Cathedral project in a different question, advising the church to take the initiative in figuring out a course of action that includes looking at financial options from the commercial sector.
“The question on the National Cathedral is a very important one. The National Cathedral, I have contributed to it personally and I believe it is a very important thing for Ghana but I think as it stands now, the church has to come together with the government and let us sit down and talk about the way forward for the National Cathedral.
“The church should come together and let’s know the best way forward, how we can even get private resources to help us complete the Cathedral.”
Source: Ghanatodayonline.com
