Over Twenty workers of the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) in the Eastern regional capital, Koforidua have been rendered homeless following the sale of a building believed to belong to COCOBOD and occupied by staff.
The building which was previously used as regional office of COCOBOD and later turned into accommodation facility for the staff has been sold to a private developer.
The staff and other occupants of the building have been ordered by the Koforidua High Court to vacate the premises as the property has been purchased for the construction of a shopping mall. The move has created uneasiness among the members of staff who occupy the building.
A notice sighted by the Daily Heritage dated February 12, 2016 and signed by the lawyer for the private developer, Isaac M. Larbi reads “on the 8th of December, 2015 my office wrote a letter to you regarding the above subject matter (Notice to Vacate premises) for/on behalf of my client (Mr. Joseph Kwasi Okyere popularly known as Antartic) who is now the owner of the entire building out of which you occupy and operate your office /business.
“This is to remind you that the two months notice to quit the premises is still running and would end by the 10th February 2016. We believe that you are feverishly looking for a place if you not already found one. You have less than a month to vacate the premises and we believe that you would comply with our request in order not to escalate this matter.”
The move has raised public eyebrows. Many believed that the building built in the 1950’s had been occupied and operated by COCOBOD and therefore belonged to the Government of Ghana.
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