Aggrieved Nurses threaten action over land

A delegation of aggrieved nurses representing the Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives Association (GRNMA) in the Upper West Region have raised concerns about the leadership and a private estate developer, K. Zorre Properties, due to delays in land allocation.

According to the nurses, they made payments for land in 2020 and 2021. Regardless multiple promises, they have yet to receive their land documents or lease agreements. Heads of the GRNMA Upper West and K. Zorre Properties had assured that the documents would be ready by February 2025.

During a press conference in Wa on Saturday, April 19, 2025, Daud Habib, the representative of the group, gave a two-week deadline to the GRNMA Upper West leadership and K. Zorre Properties to fulfill their request. In the event of non-compliance, as he said, would lead the group to pursue all options for resolution.

Daud Habib declared that “While we are prepared to explore all available avenues to meet our demands, we hereby give the leadership of the Upper West GRNMA and K. Zorre Properties a two-week ultimatum, with the date of this press release as the reference point, to meet our demands.”

The group raised concerns about the welfare outcomes of the protracted delay and undertook to exhaust all available remedies in their pursuit of fairness.

Development Overview

In December 2020, the Upper West chapter of the Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives Association (GRNMA) promoted land sales to members, providing flexible payment options. GRNMA Upper West had engaged a private estate developer, K. Zorre Properties, as a third-party agent to acquire lands.

The property was formally dedicated at Sombo on February 10, 2021, in a ceremony attended by dignitaries and key stakeholders,  alongside the Upper West Regional Director of Health Services, the Wa Naa, the Member of Parliament for Wa Central, and the GRNMA National President, Madam Perpetual Ofori-Ampofo. The vibrant ceremony reassured members that thorough research had been conducted.

A contract was drawn up and members subscribed by making various payments for different plots of land. However, as work on land demarcation began, it was abruptly halted without any clear communication or explanation to members.

Over time, members questions were raised about the leadership’s decision, but their concerns were either ignored or met with unpleasant responses.

In May 2024, the unhappy members, totaling 50, wrote to the Upper West leadership of GRNMA in a letter dated May 20, 2024,  demanding their lands and/or lease documents.

The letter, highlighting their concerns, was also copied to the Regional Minister at that time and also the Member of Parliament for Wa Central, the Wa Naa, and the then Regional Director of Health Services. However, the Upper West GRNMA the leadership took no action. upon being summoned by the Regional Director of Health Services, they misrepresented that members had not fully paid for the land.

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