The Nigerian government has admitted its mistake on not obtaining a land title certificate or a building permit for its new structure at the Nigerian High Commission in Accra, Ghana which was recently demolished. Foreign Affairs Minister, Geoffrey Onyeama who disclosed this however added that the mistake was not enough reason for the demolition of the building by a Ghanaian businessman last weekend. He noted that the Ghanaian government has assumed responsibility for the demolition and promised to rebuild the …
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The Ghanaian government has promised to rebuild the demolished part of the Nigerian High Commission building. Recall that some armed men invaded the consulate last week and demolished the building which was still under construction and meant for Nigerian High Commission staff. Speaking to journalists on Thursday June 25, Ghana’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration Mrs Shirley Ayokor Botchewey said the demolished building will be restored to its original state. Botchewey further revealed that Nigeria paid for the land …
The police in Ghana have arrested two persons in connection with the demolition of the staff quarters of the Nigerian High Commission in Accra, the Ghanaian capital. A statement released by the Criminal Investigation Department CID of the Ghanaian police today Wednesday, 24 June 2020 and signed by its Head of Public Affairs, Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Juliana Obeng, disclosed that two persons have been arrested. “The Criminal Investigations Department in the course of investigation on Monday 22nd June 2020, …
The Nigerian Government has summoned the Charge d’ Affaires of the High Commission of Ghana to Nigeria, Iva Denoo. Denoo was summoned by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama, over the demolition of the staff quarters of the Nigerian High Commission in Ghana last Friday, June 19. A businessman demolished the building, claiming the structure was built on his land. Onyeama in a tweet posted on his verified Twitter handle, said during the meeting, he demanded an urgent explanation of …
A section of the staff quarters of the Nigerian High Commission in Ghana has been demolished in Ghana. A bulldozer was brought in to pull down the building late Friday, June 19. A source at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said a businessman had previously laid claim of ownership of the piece of land where the Nigerian High Commission’s staff quarters was erected. The man reportedly showed up last week with some papers to support his claim and began to knock down the …