Stool lands revenue to rise
Gilbert Boyefio
07/08/2006
The Office of the Administrator of Stool Lands is poised to increase stool land revenue from ¢80m this year to ¢100m by 2007. It also intends to collaborate effectively with the Facilitation Team under the Land Administration Project to achieve the targets set through the creation of 15 more customary land secretariats by December 2008.
This was disclosed by the Administrator of Stool Lands, Matilda Esi Fiadzigbey, at the official launching of the 10th Anniversary Celebration of the Office of Stool Lands, in Accra Friday.
She said the rationale to set up an Office of the Administrator of Stool Lands is to ensure the achievement of an effective mechanism for fair, equitable and wider enjoyment of benefits accruing from the use of stool lands. She explained that stool land revenue includes ground rent, annual rent, timber and mineral royalties, farm tribute and compensation for acquired stools lands.
She said the vision of OASL is to excel as the major stool lands revenue mobilisation agency, for the development of stool land owning communities and to help alleviate poverty. "Our mission is to enhance stool land revenue mobilisation and disbursement and also to facilitate sustainable development and efficient management of stool lands for the benefit of present and future generation," she added.
Dr Fiadzigbey said OASL is one agency among the land sector agencies strategically placed with its operations bordering on all the three main sectors of the Ministry, namely, Lands, Forestry and Mines.
She said as part of their anniversary celebrations tree planting exercises were conducted in selected regions. Additionally, staff of the office donated money and various items totalling ¢20m to the Nyohini Children's Home in Tamale, Pantang Psychiatric Hospital and Peace and Love Foundation at Adenta, Accra.
The Deputy Minister of Lands, Forestry and Mines, Andrew Agyei- Yeboah challenged beneficiaries of stool land revenue namely Stools, Skins, Traditional Councils and the District Assemblies, to use the finances derived from the ancestral trust to champion the cause of the larger communities and for the enjoyment of future generations in a transparent environment.
He used the occasion to urge the District Assemblies, in particular, because they get a larger portion of stool land revenues, to use the revenues for projects located at the source of these revenues and label them appropriately for all to see. He said if this is done, most of the conflicts and disputes arising out of the improper use of stool land revenue would be curtailed.
Speaking on the Land Administration Project, he said the desire to see the project succeed must be the challenge of OASL in the next decade and beyond. He urged OASL to continue to work and collaborate with his Ministry to establish more customary land secretariats across the country, train the customary land secretariat staff and effectively monitor and evaluate the operations of the customary land secretariats.
07/08/2006
The Office of the Administrator of Stool Lands is poised to increase stool land revenue from ¢80m this year to ¢100m by 2007. It also intends to collaborate effectively with the Facilitation Team under the Land Administration Project to achieve the targets set through the creation of 15 more customary land secretariats by December 2008.
This was disclosed by the Administrator of Stool Lands, Matilda Esi Fiadzigbey, at the official launching of the 10th Anniversary Celebration of the Office of Stool Lands, in Accra Friday.
She said the rationale to set up an Office of the Administrator of Stool Lands is to ensure the achievement of an effective mechanism for fair, equitable and wider enjoyment of benefits accruing from the use of stool lands. She explained that stool land revenue includes ground rent, annual rent, timber and mineral royalties, farm tribute and compensation for acquired stools lands.
She said the vision of OASL is to excel as the major stool lands revenue mobilisation agency, for the development of stool land owning communities and to help alleviate poverty. "Our mission is to enhance stool land revenue mobilisation and disbursement and also to facilitate sustainable development and efficient management of stool lands for the benefit of present and future generation," she added.
Dr Fiadzigbey said OASL is one agency among the land sector agencies strategically placed with its operations bordering on all the three main sectors of the Ministry, namely, Lands, Forestry and Mines.
She said as part of their anniversary celebrations tree planting exercises were conducted in selected regions. Additionally, staff of the office donated money and various items totalling ¢20m to the Nyohini Children's Home in Tamale, Pantang Psychiatric Hospital and Peace and Love Foundation at Adenta, Accra.
The Deputy Minister of Lands, Forestry and Mines, Andrew Agyei- Yeboah challenged beneficiaries of stool land revenue namely Stools, Skins, Traditional Councils and the District Assemblies, to use the finances derived from the ancestral trust to champion the cause of the larger communities and for the enjoyment of future generations in a transparent environment.
He used the occasion to urge the District Assemblies, in particular, because they get a larger portion of stool land revenues, to use the revenues for projects located at the source of these revenues and label them appropriately for all to see. He said if this is done, most of the conflicts and disputes arising out of the improper use of stool land revenue would be curtailed.
Speaking on the Land Administration Project, he said the desire to see the project succeed must be the challenge of OASL in the next decade and beyond. He urged OASL to continue to work and collaborate with his Ministry to establish more customary land secretariats across the country, train the customary land secretariat staff and effectively monitor and evaluate the operations of the customary land secretariats.
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