Evans Teye Estate Sets October Deadline To Regularize New Ogbojo Lands Or Face Evictions
Mr Teye said an earlier window did not receive the expected response, partly because of conflicting claims and statements from other parties.
Management of Evans Teye Estate Development Limited has announced plans to evict thousands of households on the 100.784-acre land at New Ogbojo, near Madina in the Greater Accra Region, if property owners and residents fail to comply with the company's directive to regularize their land title documents with Evans Teye Estate before the October 2026 deadline.
Addressing a crowded press conference at New Ogbojo on Sunday, September 27, 2026, the Managing Director of the estate development company, Mr. Johnson Lomotey Teye, stated that the company has extended its regularization exercise to the end of October 2026, giving affected occupants another opportunity to engage the company.
Mr Teye said an earlier window did not receive the expected response, partly because of conflicting claims and statements from other parties.
“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.
Interested occupants are expected to provide their details, indicate how they intend to make payment and engage the company on the regularisation process.
The company said it would resort to lawful processes to protect its interests where disputes remained unresolved after the deadline.Real Estate
Mr Teye said the company’s peaceful approach was influenced by his late father, 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.
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.
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