The Office of the Special Prosecutor has announced that it has frozen all assets belonging to the late Chief Executive Officer of the Forestry Commission, Kwadwo Owusu Afriyie (Sir John) until the investigations into the alleged improper acquisition of the properties are concluded.
Until his demise, Sir John was the CEO of the Forestry Commission.
The Will of the late Sir John which went viral on Monday May 23rd 2022 revealed that the NPP guru who died in July 2020 allegedly owned some lands in the Achimota Forest and had bequeathed the said lands.
In the alleged Will sighted by Atinkaonline.com, Sir John named his children and some individuals related to him as the ones the lands should be given to forever.
The will also stated that he owned land at the Ramsar area in Sakumono in Accra.
After the will went viral, the Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources stated that it will investigate the said lands in the list.
The Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources has revealed that the repositories of the records of the land in question show no record of ownership of the lands both in Achimota Forest and Sakumono Ramsar site.
In a statement, the Office of the Special Prosecutor has commenced full investigations into suspected corruption and corruption-related offences in respect of alleged improper and unlawful acquisition of state lands at the Achimota Forest enclave and Ramstar catchment at Sakumono
“The Office of the Special Prosecutor has commenced full investigations into suspected corruption and corruption-related offences in respect of alleged improper and unlawful acquisition of state lands at the Achimota Forest enclave and Ramstar catchment at Sakumono in Accra by former Chief Executive Officer of the Forestry Commission, Kwadwo Owusu Afriyie alias Sir John (Now deceased) and other persons.”
Read full statement below:
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