The Executive Secretary of Lands Commission ,Prof Anthony Owusu Ansah has revealed that the Commission generated Ghc40. 7 million in grounds rent for 2026.
He said the figure which represents 90% of revenue is an improvement over the Gh32million recorded in 2025.
The Executive Secretary made the disclosure at the Weekly “Progress Series “held at the Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources on Tuesday.
The Executive Secretary of Lands Commission ,Prof Anthony Owusu Ansah addressing the media
Prof. Owusu-Ansah emphasized that with the introduction of Strategic Land Administration project (SLARP) under the auspices of the sector Ministry, the Commission projects Gh1.8billion in grounds rent revenue by 2030.
The Executive Secretary emphasized that as part of the commitment of the Commission to ensure an efficient and improved Lands governance, it will prioritize and intensify the collection of grounds rent.
He therefore appealed to all Lessees or clients to renew their ground rents or face legal consequences.
He said all Lessees are obliged to pay their mandatory grounds rent annually to the Commission, advising agencies under government to visit the website of the Lands Commission to update their leases.
Touching on general administration of Lands in the country, Prof. Owusu-Ansah revealed that the Commission is pushing a new lands Policy to replace the 1999 one adding that the draft policy is currently in Parliament awaiting passage.
Deputy Executive Secretary in charge of Corporate Services, Surveyor James Ofori Boadu
He said, the new policy, when comes into force, would ensure an improved land governance and sustainable Land use in Ghana.
He added that the LI 10 37 which is at advanced stage in Parliament encapsulates digital transformation and improved infrastructure and decentralization of Lands in the country.
He said the Public can apply for Lands searches, online and reduce turn around time which used to be from one month to atleast one week.
For his part, the Deputy Executive Secretary in charge of Corporate Services, Surveyor James Ofori Boadu explained that the SLARP has come to complete lands processes and scale up land administration in the country.
He revealed that SLARP has eight mutually reinforcing components, all of which he said help in improving maps and national spatial data infrastructure, data conversion and digitalization.
Deputy Minister for Lands and Natural Resources Alhaji Yussif Sulemana addressing the media earlier
The rest are decentralization of lands service delivery, systematic titling and national cadastre, boundary demarcation and integration, Land banks and Investment -ready land.
Surveyor Ofori-Boadu was optimistic that the Strategic Land Administrative Project under the new Land Policy in Parliament would be the game changer in the lands administration and governance in Ghana.
Earlier in a welcome address, the Deputy Minister for Lands and Natural Resources Alhaji Yussif Sulemana rallied the media around the Progress Series and urged them to support the Ministry and its agencies, as they work in fulfillment of the President’strike reset Agenda.
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