Some concerned workers of the Pantang Hospital together with residents in the area, have issued a two-week ultimatum to\u00a0government, to halt encroachment on the hospital\u2019s land or they will hit the streets.<\/p>\n
The members of the group, who accused various institutions including the La-Nkwantanang Municipal Assembly of neglect, described the takeover of the hospital\u2019s land as alarming.<\/p>\n
Speaking to\u00a0Citi News<\/strong>, the Convener of the Concerned Group of\u00a0Pantang, Nana Boamah, said it was necessary for immediate action to be taken to protect the lands.<\/p>\n \u201cLast year. we began, his agitation to have the hospital reclaim its lands because some individuals claim they bought the land from some family members whilst others claim they have a judgment on the land.”<\/p>\n “Professor Badu Akosa wrote to the Lands Commission and they came with a response demarcating the limits and size of the Pantang land in 2006, but parts of the lands which were earmarked are being encroached on. So in the next two weeks, if the stakeholders including the Ministry and the Assembly don\u2019t come in to stop this thing, then we have to pour out on the street in a massive way.\u00a0 Even if it means getting the patients involved, we will do that.\u201d<\/p>\n Some angry staff and residents who also spoke to\u00a0Citi News<\/strong>\u00a0said, the building of homes on the land will not only undermine the security of Ghana\u2019s second largest psychiatric hospital, but will also endanger the lives of the new owners.<\/p>\n \u201cIt doesn\u2019t make sense for\u00a0government\u00a0to buy a land and give part\u00a0of it to private individuals. But if\u00a0government\u00a0has, then they need to take it back. These new buildings are going to block the vantage point of the hospital, what do we do in emergency cases. With the new structures too, there will be so many new entrances into the hospital, how do we protect the inmates and these people,\u201d an agitated employee\u00a0added.<\/p>\n The residents called on the President, Akufo-Addo, to as a matter of urgency come to the aid of the Hospital before more lands are taken.<\/p>\n \u201cThe lands have all been sold; even the churches have bought some. They have blocked all the pathways and have been making our lives miserable. We are not allowed to move freely anymore. We are pleading with the president, if these lands really belong to the state then\u00a0government\u00a0has to take it back.\u201d<\/p>\n –<\/p>\n By: Felicia Osei\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Some concerned workers of the Pantang Hospital together with residents in the area, have issued a two-week ultimatum to\u00a0government, to halt encroachment on the hospital\u2019s land or they will hit the streets. The members of the group, who accused various institutions including the La-Nkwantanang Municipal Assembly of neglect, described the takeover of the hospital\u2019s land […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[19,11],"tags":[2142,3,1995],"yoast_head":"\n