The Ningo Traditional Council has strongly refuted reports that land has been granted to a self-proclaimed Igbo king to establish a settlement in Old Ningo, describing the claim as false and a threat to local stability.
In a statement issued after an emergency meeting on Tuesday, July 8, the Council made it clear that no individual or group has been authorized to create a kingdom within their territory.
The statement emphasized that the idea of an “Igbo Village” in Old Ningo is baseless and lacks any backing from the legitimate landowners.
The Council added that none of the five clans who own land in the Old Ningo enclave have sold or leased property to the alleged Igbo monarch or his representatives.
The chiefs are now calling on the Ministry of the Interior and the National Security Secretariat to summon the individual behind the plan for questioning.
“That the Minister for Interior who doubles as Minister responsible for National Security takes immediate steps to use all lawful means at his disposal to invite and interrogate the said individual to ascertain the exact facts about his purported land acquisition.”
“That the Minister collaborates closely with the Traditional Council to forestall any further action by the said individual that has the potential to lead to public unrest as the youth and Chiefs of Ningo have vowed to resist any such developments,” the statement warned.
Additionally, the Council has formally requested the Ningo-Prampram District Assembly to withhold any development permits linked to the proposed village or associated structures.
Member of Parliament for the area and Minister for Communications, Sam George, who attended the emergency meeting, backed the call for urgent government action, describing the situation as a direct affront to Ghana’s traditional governance structures.
Despite its rejection of the proposed development, the Council reiterated its longstanding tradition of hospitality, noting that many foreigners currently reside peacefully in Ningo.
This comes after reports of Igbo people trying to establish a kingdom at Old Ningo in the Ningo-Prampram constituency.
Source: Starrfm.com.gh
