The Executive Secretary of the Lands Commission, Alhaji Sulemana Mahama has urged staff of the commission to develop positive attitudes towards work.
He said this will help change or alter the negative and stinging image of the Commission.
He said this when he met with staff of the commission to preach change to them in a bid to improve upon services delivered by the commission.
He mentioned that it is a known fact that stakeholders and clients are dissatisfied with services the commission renders and urged the staff to put up good attitudes to change such perception.
According to the Executive Secretary, he can’t pretend to be working hard when his staff are unwilling to change their old ways.
He was emphatic that staff of the Commission have the requisite skills and expertise to deliver and urged them to desist from their rent-seeking behaviours and understand that they are employed to deliver.
He added that the agency is mandated to register deeds and any instruments that affect land throughout the country and that they are also responsible for instilling order and discipline into the land market through curbing the incidence of land encroachment, unapproved developments schemes, multiple or illegal land sales, land speculation and other forms of land racketeering.
He called for stronger collaborations with stakeholders like LUSPA, MDA’s and MMDA’s to ensure the success of their operations.
The Chairman of the National Lands Commission, Stephen Ayesu Ntim who has been touring all the regions with some executive management members couldn’t hold back his words when he advised staff to ensure that Government’s dream of moving all land records from the manual environment to a digital platform is realized.
He said that he is aware of the many challenges hindering the progress of the commission including low salaries, inadequate staff, inadequate office space, lack of equipment among others.
According to him, plans are underway to ensure staff are well equipped to deliver.
The Deputy Executive Secretary, Corporate Services, Mr. Jones Ofori-Boadu lamented that Government has not relented on bringing major interventions into the Commission despite their numerous challenges.
He said the Ghana Enterprise land Information System (GELIS) which is a software being piloted in about three Districts in Accra would bring speed to the work when it is fully rolled out for easy archival and retrieval of information.
He mentioned that Government will soon conclude plans to map out the whole country and this will set the tone for major sectional maps to be produced.
According to Alhaji Sulemana, staff have no time to waste and therefore charged them to make conscious efforts to make client satisfaction truly their goal as their motto stipulates.
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By: Kojo Agyeman | citinewsroom.com | Ghana