Evans Teye Estate Boss Tells New Ogbojo Residents: No Mercy For The Crippled After October Deadline For Land Regularisation And Title Certificates.

The Managing Director (MD) of Evans Teye Estate Development Limited, Mr. Johnson Lomotey Teye, has stated categorically that there will be no leniency for anyone if the current occupants of the 100.784-acre parcel of land in the New Ogbojo community fail to regularize their land and title certificates for their properties.

"No Mercy for the Crippled" After October 2026 deadline for land Regularisation and title Certificates with the Evans Teye Estate Development Limited," Evans Teye, Estate Boss, tells Ogbojo residents and property owners.

Speaking in an interview with Africa TODAY NEWS newspaper at New Ogbojo in Accra regarding the October deadline, Mr. Teye stressed that the company will take legal action against anyone living within Evans Teye Estate's 100.784-acre land parcel who fails to regularize their land title certificates and documents by the end of the month.

"There will be no leniency. What will happen is that we will legally and lawfully take possession of our land," he further vowed.

According to him, the company has been fair to all unauthorized residents on the property.

He noted that the company has issued public notices and provided opportunities for illegal occupants to pay a nominal fee to regularize their land title certificates and documentation.

He explained that residents are not being charged premium fees for this regularization.

He maintained that although these acres of land situated in the New Ogbojo area are highly valuable, the company is choosing not to charge current occupants market-rate premiums.

“We had already given them some time, but it did not go down well because of the things being said by the other party. So we are using this opportunity to extend the period to the end of October for everybody to come and regularise,” he said.

He stated that interested occupants are expected to provide their details, indicate how they intend to make payment and engage the company on the regularisation process.

He vowed that they would resort to lawful processes to protect its interests where disputes remained unresolved after the deadline.

Mr Teye said the company’s peaceful approach was influenced by his late father, Mr Evans Teye, who pursued the land dispute through the courts for about 25 years.

“My father went to court for 25 years. We have taken over, and our children can also take over one day. But he taught us that we should be peaceful in everything. That is what we are doing by allowing people to come and regularise peacefully and be happy on the land,” he said.

However, he warned that "if residents do not comply by the October deadline, we will take over the land and sell it to other buyers at premium fees to generate profit for the company."

Mr Teye pointied out that the company has generously given the residents an opportunity to come forward and settle the matter peacefully.

He stated that Mr. Obodai and his followers were misleading the occupants within the boundaries of Evans Teye Estate Development Limited.

They falsely claimed that by occupying the disputed land in the Ogbojo community, they had acquired adverse possession over the 100.784 acres of New Ogbojo land belonging to the company.

Mr. Teye pointed out that the company holds valid title certificates and documents, which are already registered with the Land Title Registry of the Lands Commission of Ghana.

This registration serves as legal notice to the public and all Ghanaians that Evans Teye Estate Development Limited lawfully possesses the 100.784-acre land in the New Ogbojo community.

Mr. Johnson Lomotey Teye stressed that the illegal occupants—backed by Mr. Jonas Obodai, head of the Nuumo Okotse Adja family of the La Traditional Area—fail to realize that the Supreme Court judgment already confirmed Evans Teye Estate Development Limited as the rightful owner in possession of the 100.784-acre land.

He pointed out that the company legally registered the property with the Lands Commission of Ghana long before these court litigation cases regarding ownership arose.

He reiterated that Evans Teye Estate Development Limited remains in possession of the 100.784-acre parcel of land in New Ogbojo, and that the Supreme Court ruled in favor of the company.

Reaffirming the company's position, Mr. Johnson Lomotey Teye stated, "There is no such thing as adverse possession.

In situations like this, we have made it publicly clear that we are not a violent company or a group of violent people, but we will not surrender anything belonging to our lands. We reassure the residents that we will use all legal means to take full possession of our property by making the land uncomfortable for the unauthorized occupants. This is because it is our legally, genuinely, and lawfully registered land," Mr Teye reaffirmed.

According to him, their investigations revealed that the leadership of the New Ogbojo Landlords Association—including Jonas Obodai from Nuumo Okotse Adja family who illegally sold the company's  lands to the occupants—do not even reside on the property.

He stated categorically that Jonas Obodai and other leaders of the so-called New Ogbojo Landlords Association were living outside their company's  property boundary when they deceived and misled residents into engaging in illegalities within the company's land boundary.

He challenged all of these individual leaders, including Jonas Obodai, to publicly reveal where they reside in the New Ogbojo community to justify their claims of being leaders of the New Ogbojo Landlords Association.

He noted that while these individuals might live somewhere in the broader Ogbojo community, they do not reside within the registered land belonging to Evans Teye Estate Development Limited.

Furthermore, he pointed out that these leaders were deceiving property owners within the boundaries of Evans Teye Estate Development Limited to extort money from them.

He stated that this deceptive campaign falsely claimed to fight against Evans Teye Estate Development Limited, which holds the legal rights to the 100.784-acre parcel of land in the New Ogbojo community.

"I am asserting that the individual leaders whom the residents are following are merely deceiving them. They are discouraging and threatening the lives of residents from consulting the company to regularize their interests and land title certificates, which is necessary to ensure their peace of mind on the land," Mr. Teye warned.

"The affected landlords and residents must remain vigilant. The massive, ongoing deception by these self-seeking individuals will ultimately bring severe consequences to any resident who fails to regularize their land title certificates with the company before the October deadline," Mr Teye warned.

Residents Back Regularisation Exercise

Archbishop Dr Kwaku Nsiah Agyarko, who has lived in the area for about 30 years, backed Evans Teye Estate Development Limited’s regularisation exercise, urging other affected occupants to engage the company to resolve outstanding land issues peacefully.Geographic Reference

Archbishop Agyarko said he acquired his plot in 1996 from an individual in Ogbojo but later discovered that the property fell within land claimed by Evans Teye Estate.

He said he subsequently decided to engage the company and began making payments under the regularisation arrangement.

“I started paying small, small,” he said, adding that the company issued him a receipt acknowledging his payment.

Although he is yet to complete the process and receive his final deed, Archbishop Agyarko said the arrangement had brought some reassurance to his household.Courts & Judiciary

“Notwithstanding, they haven’t given us the deed because we haven’t finished. But at least there is peace in my house,” he said.

He urged other affected occupants to engage the company and examine the documents supporting its claim rather than resorting to confrontation.

“If they had been to the meeting, they would see that the people indeed have documents. So why do we fight them?” he asked.

Archbishop Agyarko said the payment arrangement allows affected occupants to pay in instalments, adding that he had seen about five people complete the process and have their documents prepared through the Lands Commission.Machine Learning & Artificial Intelligence

Another resident, Ms Angela Carson, said she was unaware of any harassment of residents in the area, maintaining that officials were only engaging occupants to regularise their land documents.

Ms Carson said she purchased her land in 2000 and was issued a Deed of Assignment before subsequently securing a land title in 2018.

She said her ownership was later challenged in court by a man who claimed the land belonged to his nephew, but the case was eventually dismissed in 2022.

“The case went on until 2022 and was eventually thrown out of court, after which I built and I am currently resident here,” she said.Maps

Ms Carson said she now had peace of mind over the property, citing the outcome of the court case and her possession of the land.