A leader of the Ga-Dangme Youth, Prince Derek Adjei says the remains of the late UN Secretary General Kofi Annan has been buried on an illegally acquired land.
According to him, the piece of land was forcefully taken from the La Traditional authority by the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF).
Mr Kofi Annan, Ghana’s illustrious son died on August 18 aged 80 at his home in Switzerland after a short illness and was laid to rest on Thursday September 13, after a state funeral attended by some world leaders, diplomats and traditional authorities among others.
Annan, was buried at the new Military Cemetery at Burma Camp and was accorded military honours including a 17 gun- salute.
But speaking on Kasapa News, Prince Derek Adjei who has been in the forefront of the fight for the restoration of illegally taken La lands to the rightful owners, slammed government for allowing Kofi Annan , a well respected man across the globe to be buried on a land which is a subject of huge controversy.
“The land doesn’t belong to the Military; it belongs to the people of La. The Military took the vast land from the people of La illegally. After the Military stealing the land, the La Mantse (Chief) has written two petitions to the President over the issue, but several months after, President Akufo Addo has not even accorded the Chief any respect and courtesy to respond to his petition, yet people are being buried on the land. That aberration must stop now and the state must start being responsible and respectful to traditional authorities across the country not just in Accra.
“The use of the land by the Military for a cemetery is not even authorized by the District assembly where the President has his own representative. After stealing the land, they’ve deliberately decided to bury very important personalities the likes of Kofi Annan, J.H Mensah, Prof. Atukwei Okai and former Vice President Amissah-Arthur there so that whenever we the indigenes speak about the stealing of that land, it will sound as though we are dishonoring the memories of these dead prominent Ghanaians. This is unfair to the people of La. Our lands must be returned to us immediately,” Prince Derek Adjei fumed.
Source: kasapafmonline.com
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Utter U$Eless 1--d10ts. It is so unfortunate that buff00-nery t--wa-ts such as these few f0000l1sh so called Ga people continuously drag the very good Ga people into ridicule. Everyday petty squabbles. Stolen land indeed.
As for this our GA people hmmm oh no not not not
It is this same NDC boy who gathered some ***barred word*** to prevent former president Kufuor to establish his office in Accra.
It’s a disgrace to put this news or report it, Ghana first.
PLEASE DO YOU REMEMBER MR DERRICK? GET TO YOUR ACHEIVES AND SEE THE THINGS HE SAID LATE 2008.HE HAS RESURRECTED AGAIN, WE KNOW HIM AND LET HIM USE HIS TALENT TO CONSTRUCTIVELY CONTRIBUTE TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE COUNTRY ELSE HE WILL FOR EVER BE REMEMBERED FOR THIS TYPE OF THINGS(I BEG HIM)
Did the GAF go to take the land from them, If it is stolen he should go to court to reclaim the land. The young man cannot dictate to the elders of La and the Commander in Chief of the Ghana Armed Forces. He must be made aware that there is something called Compulsory Acquisition under the law of the land.Even the people who gave him the initial support to recover the lands from the Ghana armed Forces are themselves grabbing land for themselves and their families.
National security should call peacefmonline to take the story down,you don't have to give credence to such people ,if they have any problem they should go to the courts. Even if the land was given to them it will have been sold by now without any useful use and trace of the money.
***barred word*** La boy. You want the land return to you so you can sell them and buy taxi's to drive. That's all you boys know in La.And please peace fm too, next do a proper background check before publishing stories. A leader of Ga-Dangme youth does not speak for La youth. Who gave this boy such an authority to speak.It is the La Shikitele who is clothed with power to speak on la lands matter. I think journalist in this country must stop giving interviews to this boy. He has absolutely no locus in La affairs. The police should interogate this boy for insulting Kofi Annan. I am also a La boy. Thanks.
pls peacefm online. censor some of your stories small. dont allow fulls like this guy to say ***barred word*** things like this. go to the millitary and tell them this ***barred word*** talk. you and ur elders have sold out all lands in accra and now u want to go and sell military land? go there and talk this ***barred word***.
as for dis boy, the least said the better