Investigations Are Going On To Bring Perpetrators To Book – Ghana Reacts To Demolition Of High Commission Building

By Edna Wande On Jun 21, 2020

Ghana’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has apologised to the Federal Government over the demolition of High Commission building on Friday night.

MDB reported that a Ghanaian businessman had accused the commission of encroaching on his land.

The man who claim ownership of the property reportedly went to the site with some armed men on Friday to supervise the demolition.

In a press statement, Ghana’s foreign affairs ministry has now said it views the act as a breach of the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations – an international treaty that defines a framework for diplomatic relations between countries.

It expressed regrets over the demolition, saying;

Investigations are ongoing to unravel the facts of the matter and bring perpetrators to book. Meanwhile, the Government of Ghana has beefed up security at the said facility and the situation is under control.

While expressing regrets over the incident, the Ministry wishes to reassure the diplomatic community in Ghana and the Nigerian High Commission in particular that Ghana remains a law abiding country that upholds the principle of the rule of law.

Officials will be visiting the Nigerian High Commission on Monday to access the damage done to the property, PM News reports.

The plot of land being disputed over houses the residence of the Nigerian High commissioners residence and four other buildings.

It was reportedly allocated to the Federal Government in the sixties and it remained undeveloped until eight years ago when building work began.

The Ghanaian businessman has however claimed legitimate ownership of the land.

Nigeria and the Ghanaian governments resolved the ownership issue, when the FG paid fifty million Ghanaian cedis for the land.

Building works commenced on a portion of the land after all approvals were sought and obtained from regulatory authorities, until it was demolished on Friday.