The Ministry of Lands, Forestry and Mines is collaborating with the office of the Chief Justice to solve the backlog of land cases throughout the country. So far, thirty-seven percent of the backlogs of land cases in High and Circuit Courts, in the Regional Capitals have been deposed off. The Planning Officer of the Land Administration Project (LAB) at the Ministry of Lands, Forestry and Mines, Issahak Mohammed Jalal-Deen said this at the opening of a three-day workshop on a new Lands Commission Bill for members of the Parliamentary Press Corp in Koforidua.
According to him, seven land registries in seven regions have been established to facilitate the process. Furthermore a draft report of the legal and institutional framework for land use planning is being prepared. He said the Land Administration Project (LAP), has generated revenue of twenty–six million dollars through documentation and land related activities from 2003 and 2007. Mr. Jalal-Deen appealed to Ghanaians to accept the land administration project, saying it holds the prospect for re-engineering the land administration systems in the country.
The Land Commission Bill which is before Cabinet is expected to be laid before Parliament soon. The Bill aims to improve Land Management Service and also create a one-stop shop for land management and land services delivery.
