Opposition reject the sales of Tamale West Hospital land by government.

Opposition reject the sales of Tamale West Hospital land by government.

The Opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) members of parliament in the Northern Region has rejected the sale of Tamale West Hospital’s lands to some leading members of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the region.

At a press briefing on Monday June 20, 2022 at the premises of the West Hospital, when he was accompanied by his colleagues seating MPs from the nine (9) Constituencies in the region.

They were led by the minority leader, Lawyer Haruna Iddrisu.

Addressing some section of the media, the minority leader said the NDC MPs were there as representatives of the people, following the concerns raised by the people with regards to the New Patriotic Part government’s selling lands that belongs to the state.

“We are here this morning as elected members of parliament and representatives of our various constituencies”.

“We are exercising our mandate and authority as representatives of the people on their behalf, we are strongly sending this message to the president of and minister responsible for lands and natural resources, Samuel Abu Jinapor and all other state institutions, including the lands commission to freeze forthwith any further sale”.

The indiscriminate sale of public lands, must freezed for an investigation to understand the justification for the improper and continuous sale of public lands particularly, institutional lands, he added.

According to Tamale north member of Parliament, Alhassan Suhuyini, If the NDC gov’t was selling Tamale lands to themselves like the NPP and their leaders in Northern region are doing currently, there would have been no single land remaining for them to inherit.

The minority leader also disclosed that, the information available to them indicates that the lands in question are being sold to some NPP northern regional executives and supporters.

“NPP executives in Northern region and the Nana Akufo-Addo led government are selling Dagbang lands including government lands to themselves, and the people cannot sit back and watch”.