The Director of the National Investigation Bureau (NIB), Nana Attobrah Quaicoe, has voluntarily decided to return a parcel of state land he unlawfully acquired.
This development was disclosed by private legal practitioner Martin Kpebu during a telephone interview with Channel One News’ Hanson Agyemang.
According to Kpebu, the NIB director personally contacted the chairman of the government’s Operation Recover All Loot (ORAL), Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, to communicate his intention.
The land in question is located in the agri-mechanisation lands area, opposite the El Wak Stadium in Accra.
Kpebu raised concerns about serious irregularities surrounding the rezoning process of the land, describing it as fundamentally flawed. He explained that procedural lapses, including the failure to involve Parliament, rendered the rezoning exercise illegitimate.
“The director of the NIB, Mr. Nana Attobrah Quaicoe, called our chairman, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, to inform him of his willingness to relinquish his parcel of land in the agri-mechanisation lands area, which is practically opposite the El Wak Stadium.
“It is government land, but the Akufo-Addo administration illegally rezoned it. Checks at the Town and Country Planning show that the right procedures were not followed. Parliament was not involved in the rezoning, so the entire exercise is problematic. As a result, the beneficiaries of the land have not properly acquired any property,” he stated.
ORAL was established by President John Dramani Mahama on December 18, 2024, to spearhead the recovery of state properties and assets unlawfully taken by individuals, particularly during past administrations.
The five-member team, led by Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has been tasked with ensuring accountability and restoring public confidence in the management of state assets.
