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President John Dramani Mahama has lifted the temporary ban on state and public land transactions, allowing for the sale, lease, and processing of state lands under new measures designed to ensure transparency and accountability. The ban, imposed on January 10, 2025, was introduced to facilitate a comprehensive review of Ghana’s land administration system.
The review exposed deep-seated weaknesses that demanded urgent reforms. President Mahama emphasized that the lifting of the ban doesn’t signify a return to business as usual but rather marks the beginning of a new disciplined era in land management. He highlighted that all future land transactions will undergo a digitally verified process under strict oversight to guarantee integrity and restore public trust.
Through transparency, fairness, and justice in land administration. Reclaiming encroached lands and protecting public assets. Modernizing and decentralizing land services for efficiency and accessibility. Promoting equity and coherence between customary and statutory land systems.”The lifting of the ban does not signify a return to business as usual. It signals a new disciplined era of land management. We are embarking on a reset that prioritizes transparency, fairness, and justice in land administration,” President Mahama declared at the inauguration of the newly constituted Lands Commission Board on September 2, 2025
