The Defense and Interior Committee of Parliament has requested the Minister of Interior, Henry Quartey, and the Director General of the Ghana Prisons Service, to appear before it today, Monday, July 29.
The summons addresses concerns involving the Ghana Prisons Service Barracks at Cantonments and the Ghana Prisons Service property at Roman Ridge in Accra.
This follows a series of rallies announced by the Coalition of La Associations and the GaDangme Coalition Against Land Injustice.
The rallies, which began on Tuesday, are intended to address what the organisations see as unethical land expropriation by political bodies in the Greater Accra Region.
The parties have expressed worry over the Prisons Service properties at Cantonments, where a private developer intends to renovate the facilities and use a portion of the area for private enterprise.
Speaking to Accra-based television, Deputy Ranking Defense and Interior Committee, Hon. Peter Lanchene Toobu, emphasised the need of gathering firsthand knowledge before entering the region.
“There have been several complaints of a businessman who has taken over the government’s land and the complaints are unfriendly, and as a committee responsible for this particular sector, we find it necessary to have a fair idea of what is happening and also listen to the people.
“In fact, we invited the director general of the Ghana Prison Service to appear before the committee and give us some briefing. Probably that will help us when we move into the area, we will have some courage and we will be able to tell Ghanaians what the state of affairs are,” he added.
