[contextly_sidebar id=”fsOutunUMHoQ5XVsKIoc9xkDJduZVzKJ”]He has, therefore, urged the Lands Commission to hasten the process to make land title service delivery more efficient.

Speaking at the Land Administration Forum in Accra, the Vice President called on the private sector to partner government to make the ongoing efforts at automation a reality.

He said the current system is frustrating many Ghanaians who want to register lands.

He said the current system is frustrating many Ghanaians who want to register lands hence the call.

“Many who want to register lands are often frustrated by complex processes, and often needless delays and corruption in many facets of the lands administration process. The Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo government is committed to creating a healthy land administration environment,” Dr. Bawumia said.

In 2017, the Vice President announced the commencement of the digitization of land registration processes from this year, as part of the government’s agenda to remove the bottlenecks associated with registration of land in Ghana.

The Vice President who is unenthused about the current state of land administration in the country noted that the digitizing the system could promote the growth of businesses and improve planning of settlements in the country.

But the Director in Charge of Land Registration Division at the Lands Commission, Yaa Agyeman Boadi,  mentioned inadequate resources and technical constraints as some of the factors that stall land registration.

She said although they have been asked to digitize their systems, these constraints are making it impossible to achieve these deliverables.

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In 2017, Dr. Bawumia announced the commencement of the digitization of land registration processes from this year, as part of the government’s agenda to remove the bottlenecks associated with registration of land in Ghana.

The Vice President gave the directive during a surprise visit to the Lands Commission in Accra on Tuesday, where he urged Directors at the Commission to ensure the project takes off.

He noted that, digitizing the land registry and the process of acquiring a land title certificate will boost the mortgage market in Ghana.

“This year is going to be a year where we put in place some changes. We want all these records digitized. We are going to put in place the resources, the personnel, and the nation builders’ corps. We will provide all these agencies, personnel, graduates to help with the digitization of all these documents.”

“We are also going to have some discussions with the Chief Justice and some of the legal decisions and some of the conflicting judgements across different courts. I think it is very important for us to do so, but one of the things you find out here is that, there is very little space. Thankfully, there is some work ongoing and all the agencies will move there next year.”

The Director in Charge of Land Registration Division at the Lands Commission, Yaa Agyeman Boadi, mentioned inadequate resources and technical constraints as some of the factors that stalls land registration.

She said although they have been asked to digitize their systems, these constraints are making it impossible to achieve these deliverables.

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By: Kojo Agyeman/citifmonline.com/Ghana

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