Trasacco Company Limited, has dismissed claims by the Nungua Stool over ownership of a disputed parcel of land, describing the allegations as false, misleading, and an attempt to rewrite well-established historical and legal records.
Addressing a press conference in Accra following a clash on the site, the Director of Corporate Affairs and Legal, Kwame Owusu Danso, insisted that Trasacco’s title to the land is lawful and that the company did not purchase stool land.
He explained that the disputed parcel formed part of a large tract compulsorily acquired by the Government of Ghana in the 1940s to establish the Nungua Government Farms.
“The land remained under state ownership for more than seven decades,” Mr Danso said. “In 2010, the government released only portions of the Nungua Farms to the Stool, while retaining significant holdings, including a 114-acre stretch later confirmed by the courts as government property. Trasacco lawfully acquired and registered 57 acres from that retained portion.”
He accused the Nungua Stool of selectively citing court judgments, stating that the same ruling they referenced clearly affirmed that 114 acres remained state property.
Responding to the Stool’s assertions of police bias during a recent confrontation, Trasacco said officers were called in only after its workers were attacked by armed individuals, some of whom claimed to be national security operatives.
The company maintained that the police acted professionally, restoring calm and preventing further violence.
A subsequent statement issued by the company also criticised a recent press conference held by the Nungua Stool addressed by one Ben Danso, accusing it of containing “unfounded allegations” designed to malign Trasacco’s reputation.
The company reiterated that the Nungua Stool does not retain allodial or residual rights over the land in question, as the area remained government property up to 2010, when only unspecified portions were returned.
Trasacco stressed that its 57-acre parcel is neither stool land nor connected to Topkings, and remains unaffected by any court rulings cited by the Stool.
“Any attempt to lay claim to this land is legally untenable and amounts to an effort to appropriate government property,” the statement said.
Trasacco highlighted its compliance with Ghanaian law, its investments in legitimate development projects, and its contribution to job creation and the national economy. It rejected suggestions of land grabbing, insisting its activities are fully backed by government documentation and legal authority.
The company urged the public to rely on verified historical and legal records rather than “sensationalised and misleading” claims, and reaffirmed five key points including the land was acquired by the government in the 1940s, only part was returned to the Stool in 2010, Trasacco acquired its land from the government-retained portion, the Stool’s claims are legally unfounded; and Police intervened solely to prevent violence.
Trasacco said it will continue to operate as a law-abiding corporate entity and cooperate fully with relevant authorities.
