LAND WARS: Dr. Andrew Asamoah‘s Proposal to End Ghana’s Land Disputes Through Government.

Founder of A&C Mall, Dr. Andrew Asamoah believes Ghana’s persistent land disputes require a bold solution, one that would fundamentally change how land is sold.

Speaking to Kafui Dey, the real estate developer revealed that one of his own projects, the planned A&C Village, has been tied up in legal disputes despite the company obtaining what it says are valid land documents.

“We bought the land, we have all the documentation… but we have been challenged in court,” he said. “The only problem I see with land, especially in Accra, is land acquisition.”

To eliminate multiple sales of the same parcel of land, Dr. Asamoah proposed that government should become the sole authority responsible for allocating land, while chiefs and original landowners receive their agreed share of the proceeds.

“Individuals cannot sell land,” he said. “All the land will be sold by the government, but the chiefs or whoever the original owners are will get the money.”

He pointed to Nigeria’s Land Use Act as an example, arguing that a centralised system would significantly reduce conflicts over ownership.

“There should be one body who will give the land so that you can’t have multiple people buying the same land,” he said.

Dr. Asamoah acknowledged that implementing such reforms would be politically difficult in Ghana’s democratic system but insisted they would help bring an end to the country’s recurring land disputes.

Dr. Asamoah says that vision was so central to his plans that, without it, he would never have ventured into business after retiring from the UN.