President Akufo-Addo Commends Lands Commission

He urged the Commission to expedite action on the digitalisation process, and ensure that the Commission goes fully digital.

President Akufo-Addo Commends Lands Commission
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has expressed his satisfaction with the Lands Commission which is working with the Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources to lead the sensitisation and education of this important piece of legislation.
Addressing the maiden National Land Conference, organised by the Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources in Accra on Wednesday, December 7, 2022, President Akufo-Addo stated that in this technologically advanced age, it is unacceptable that many sectors of the economy still operate in a largely manual environment.
“We cannot deliver an efficient land administration, if documents on land have to be processed manually. We must, therefore, expedite action on the digitalisation process, and ensure that the Commission goes fully digital. As you go into technical discussions, it is my hope that this will be key on your agenda’’, he said.
He stated that the significance of land to our socio-economic development is self-evident.
According to him, the human activities revolve around land. Hardly anything gets done without availability of land. 
 He indicated that It is for this reason that, during the first term of my presidency, we prioritised the passage of the Land Bill, which had been in the draft stage for some twenty (20) years. 
"The Land Act, 2020 (Act 1036), which I assented to on 23rd December 2020, revises, harmonises and consolidates laws on land to ensure sustainable land administration and management, as well as effective and efficient land tenure systems.
He further commended the Commission for the progress made in moving some of its services online. 
"But, in this age of technology, it is unacceptable that we still operate in a largely manual environment. We cannot deliver an efficient land administration if documents on land have to be processed manually," he noted.
He urged the Commission to expedite action on the digitalisation process, and ensure that the Commission goes fully digital.