Asantehene Otumfuo has issued a stern warning to encroachers of KNUST’s lands to immediately desist from such acts or face his wrath.
Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, who doubles as the Chancellor of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), made the comment at the launch of KNUST’s 70th anniversary in Kumasi
According to him, in recent times, he has received a number of reports of persons who have already trespassed on portions of the university’s land.
“Let me use this platform to highlight a very disturbing development which has come to my attention in recent times. That is the encroachment of university (KNUST) lands. I condemn it in no uncertain terms and strongly send a note of caution to all those involved to desist from it or face my wrath. Let me warn the communities, the chiefs, and whoever, that, the lands are mine and you are just caretakers to those lands. There’s no family land here in Ashanti. No Abusuapanin (head of the family) can claim the land belongs to him and therefore he has the right to alienate a portion of the university land”.
He added that he is confident of winning any court case in relation to the matter, once any aggrieved person decides to take the matter up.
“You can go to any court. Take it there. I am also sure there will be a judge there who will know that the constitution of Ashanti says that there is no family land in the Ashanti Region and therefore get the lawyers to take you to court but I’ll get the court to overturn their decisions to affirm my authority on the lands here” he reiterated.
Source: citinewsroom
