Former Minister of Defence Dominic Nitiwul has alleged that the National Democratic Congress (NDC) holds the record for selling the most state lands to private individuals.
His comments come amid heated debates over the sale of state lands, with the NDC and New Patriotic Party (NPP) engaging in counter-accusations on the matter.
In an interview with Umaru Sanda Amadu on Channel One TV’s Face to Face, Nitiwul acknowledged that both political parties had sold state lands but emphasized that the NDC had a more significant record.
He firmly denied any sale of military lands under the Akufo-Addo administration, clarifying that the military only engages in limited private partnerships.
“We have not given out any state lands to anybody. We never, we don’t do that. We can only do private partnerships to some extent. But to sell lands to individuals we can’t. The general question of state lands has to be very holistic.
“If there’s anybody who has taken state lands if you put the two parties together. The NDC has sold more state lands to private individuals than the NPP. All of them are selling under a policy called in-filing. It was under the NDC administration from 1996 to 1998 when that policy was started.”
The sale of state lands continues to be a contentious issue in Ghana, with calls for transparency and accountability in land transactions involving government properties.