President Mahama orders reversal of Foreign Affairs Ministry land sales
President John Dramani Mahama has ordered the immediate cancellation of all land allocations and sales involving the Ministry of Foreign Affairs under the previous government.
The directive, issued on Tuesday, March 4, 2025, is intended to reclaim the Ministry’s adjoining land at Airport Residential Area, which had been claimed by seven organisations and individuals.
Foreign Affairs Minister Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa confirmed the decision in a Facebook post today, Wednesday, March 5, 2025, stating:
“President Mahama has directed that all allocations and sales of land belonging to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs by the previous government be immediately reversed. Yesterday’s presidential directive will ensure that the Ministry’s adjoining land at Airport Residential, which some seven organisations and individuals claim to be the new owners, would now be cancelled and preserved for the people of Ghana.”
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He further stated:
“Under my watch as Foreign Minister, no land or property of the Ministry, located either home or abroad, would be sold. No more State Capture! For God and Country. Ghana First.”
The land in question, located near the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, has been involved in transactions with multiple parties.
Listings from November 2024 show that a 1.01-acre plot in the area was being offered for sale at $3.5 million.
