The Adum Pampaso Traditional Council has cautioned the Ashanti Regional Police Command against redeveloping a parcel of land located behind the palace at Adum Pampaso in Kumasi, claiming the land does not legally belong to the police.
According to the traditional council, the land currently occupied by the Ashanti Regional Police Command was never formally documented or allocated to the Ghana Police Service.
Speaking at a press conference, the Pampasohene explained that the demolished structure on the land was originally built to house workers who constructed the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital.
He said after the completion of the hospital project, the facility became dormant and was later handed over to police personnel for accommodation purposes.
“The police cannot claim ownership of the buildings and the land,” the chief stated.
Kyeame Panin Gyamfi, speaking on behalf of the traditional council, called on the Minister for the Interior, Muntaka Mohammed-Mubarak, to intervene in the matter and help resolve the dispute.
The council warned that it would resist any attempt to continue redevelopment works on the land until the ownership issues are addressed.
However, checks by authorities indicate that the Ghana Police Service has secured the necessary documentation and permits authorizing the redevelopment of the site into a police accommodation facility.
Meanwhile, the Mayor of Kumasi, Richard Ofori Agyemang Boadi, has defended the police administration’s actions, stating that all required permits had been obtained before the demolition and redevelopment began.
Speaking on Abusua FM, the mayor said the approval process had been completed before he assumed office as Chief Executive of the Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly.
“Now that the issue has come to my attention, I will invite all parties involved for us to find a solution to the matter,” he stated.
Source: www.kumasimail.com
