Kpone-Okpogli youth give TDC 21-day ultimatum over land disputes

The Kpone Okpogli Youth Association has issued a 21-day ultimatum to the Tema Development Company (TDC) Limited to resolve ongoing land disputes within the Kpone-Katamanso Municipality.

The directive follows a protest staged by the association, dubbed the “Enough is Enough Demo,” which highlighted concerns over poor road infrastructure, water challenges, and unresolved land boundary issues in the area.

Speaking to the media, the Association Chairman, Emmanuel Clifford Anum-Doku, accused TDC of mismanaging lands meant for the development of Kpone.

According to him, the land was allocated to TDC for development purposes and not to be sold to industries at the expense of the community’s growth.

He further clarified that the arrangement was not a compulsory acquisition but a rental agreement under which royalties were expected to be paid to the traditional authorities.

“Osagyefo Kwame Nkrumah acquired Kpone lands since 1952 and it is 125 years. It is not a compulsory acquisition. They claim it is a compulsory acquisition but it is not. It is a yearly rent. When they collect the rent then they come and pay their royalty.

“TDC was given the land to develop Kpone township, they weren’t given the land to sell to industries, individuals and other things. It was given to them for development purposes. TDC cannot come out and mention one project that they started and they have finished.

“… We are sending this signal to them that we are meeting them boot for boot and if they don’t settle this within 21 days. We don’t have any relationship because they are taking us for granted.”