Land based investors call for expedited work on L.I. for Land Act 2020
Comprising large-scale land investors, traditional authorities, and civil society organizations, these stakeholders emphasized the need for the L.I. to be enacted promptly.
Land-based investors and stakeholders are urging the swift finalization of the draft Legislative Instrument (L.I.) to establish the legal framework for the Land Act, 2020 (ACT 1036).
Comprising large-scale land investors, traditional authorities, and civil society organizations, these stakeholders emphasized the need for the L.I. to be enacted promptly to clarify the implementation processes for the Land Act.
During the opening of a two-day stakeholder consultative workshop in Accra, the call was made to gather input from those involved in large-scale land investments for the draft L.I.
The Ghana Land Sector Multi-Stakeholder Platform (LSMSP), in partnership with SNV Netherlands Development Organisation and the Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources, organized the workshop.
This workshop is part of SNV's Transformative Land Investment (TLI) project, which aims to promote inclusive and sustainable land governance in Ghana.
A member of the Coordinating Committee of the Land Sector Multi-Stakeholder Platform, Nana Ama Yirrah, told journalists that the L.I. would support the effective implementation and enforcement of the Land Act's provisions.
She added that traditional authorities are currently heavily involved in land negotiations of various sizes and values which rather require technical expertise.
Additionally, she mentioned the disconnect between state land administration and customary land administration, noting that the state typically does not involve itself in customary land negotiations.
Parliament passed the new Land Act to establish a formal legal regime to harmonize and consolidate
the laws on land to ensure sustainable land administration and management.
