Retired educationist calls for quick passage of Land Reform Bill

Bolgatanga, June 19, GNA - A retired educationist has suggested that the proposed Land Reform Bill that is aimed at bringing all units dealing with land issues under one umbrella should be hastened to curtail litigation and other related problems associated with land acquisition.
     A retired Principal of the Bolgatanga Polytechnic, Mr Robert Ajene, said this on Monday at a one-day Regional Land Policy Dissemination workshop organised by ISSER.The workshop's objective was to sensitize traditional authorities and workers on the land tenure system.He said the system retarded development and called on the government to quicken the passage of the bill to pave way for development.
    " Many investors are discouraged to invest in Ghana because of the bureaucratic and the difficult nature one would have to go through before acquiring land", he said.  Mr Ajene said double sales of land were another problem confronting land acquisition and this often resulted in conflicts.Participants at the workshop also expressed the same sentiment and called for a quick passage of the bill.