Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, Samuel Abdulai Jinapor, has provided clarification regarding the sale of the official accommodation of a sitting Clerk of Parliament.

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Contrary to information from the Parliamentary Service stating that the property was sold in 2019, Mr. Jinapor stated during the debate on the 2024 Budget that his checks at the Lands Commission revealed the sale occurred in 2015.

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He emphasised that the private developer only took possession of the land in 2019.

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The statement aims to rectify the timeline of the property sale and address discrepancies in the information provided by the Parliamentary Service.

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“Not too long ago, it was said that the accommodation of the clerk of parliament was sold in 2019. Mr. Speaker, I want to submit to this house, the House of Records, that my checks at the Lands Commission suggest that the clerk of parliament’s accommodation or residence was sold in 2015 and not 2019. Mr. Speaker, the then Minister of Works and Housing gave an offer to a private developer in 2015.”

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“A lease was granted to the developer in 2015. These records are unimpeachable.

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It happened in 2015, not 2019. It just so happened that the developer, having bought the land in 2015, hadn’t been given an offer letter in 2015 and took possession in 2019,” Mr. Jinapor said.

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