Owoo family clears air on Achimota Forest saga, says it is not about money
Legal representative for the Owoo family, lawyer John Edusei has come out to state the family’s stance on the reclamation of the portions of the Achimota Forest land believed to be theirs explaining that the issue is not about monetary gain.
He stated that the family was only demanding its land because it was not being used for its intended purpose.
Currently, the government has now ceded control of 361 acres of the forest to them, by removing the reserve status from that part of the forest.
“The issue was never about monetary compensation. We have never been given any monetary compensation,” he said.
“We are saying you came for a thing, for A. You are not doing A. You are doing B so please, once you are not using it, give it back to us. It has nothing to do with money,” he explained.
Mr Edusei further assured the public that the land will not become a concrete jungle of houses.
“It has to be something that fits into the whole area so that it gives that whole concept of green, which is what one is trying to achieve there.”
The Owoo family had bemoaned how it has been the victim of historical injustice since its land was acquired in 1921 and 1927 for the Achimota School.
It said it has had to accept or acquiesce to terms to enable it to move on, which it strongly believes has been unfair and unjust.
