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The Office of the Administrator of Stool Lands, as part of its 2026 plans, will facilitate the establishment of 300 new Customary Land Secretariats in the country to improve customary land administration in line with the Land Act 2020 (Act 1036).
The establishment of the new Customary Land Secretariats, it is expected 6000 direct jobs for secretaries, drivers, ICT professionals, administrators, accountants, land surveyors, mediators and arbitrators, physical planners, valuation and estate surveyors, lawyers and other professionals.
Mr Gad Asorwoe Akwensivie, the Acting Administrator of Stool Lands said this in a new year message copied to the Ghana News Agency.
There are 110 Customary Land Secretariats in operation which has helped to settle land disputes and reduced the frequency of land conflicts.
It has also improved transparency and accountability in land administration and served as avenues for obtaining information about land for investment.
The statement said the Office of the Administrator of Stool Lands had commenced engagements with various traditional institutions including the National House of Chiefs, Regional Houses of Chiefs, Traditional Councils, Stools, Skins, Clans, Families and land-based NGOs ahead of the establishment of the Customary Land Secretariats pursuant to Part two, Chapter one of the Land Act.
The Office has urged customary land authorities to contact their regional and district offices to commence the processes for establishing their Customary Land Secretariats.
It said it was now mandatory for Stools, Skins, Families, and Clans that own land to establish a Customary Land Secretariat.
The statement said the Office would provide training and start-up equipment on first-come-first-serve basis while stock lasts.
