suburb of Offinso, have petitioned Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, the
Asantehene, against the encroachment of the Kokote-Abuasu Junior
Secondary School land.Mr Augustine Asamoah, secretary of the local
unit committee signed the petition on behalf of the School Management
Committee, Parent/Teacher Association and some prominent opinion
leaders.
It said the Kokote stool elders earmarked the land for educational
purposes about 42 years ago.The land has a site plan and remained
un-encroached until about four weeks ago when the residents detected
that it was being developed for residential purposes.The petition
condemned the alleged sale of the land by the Domehene to some private
estate developers and expressed the hope that the Asantehene would
solve the dispute to enhance the effective promotion of quality
education in the area.
04 April 07
