I bought government lands for my radio and filling stations – NPP MP Amidu Issahaku admits on live TV

Deputy Minister of Sanitation and Water Resources, Amidu Issahaku Chinnia who is also a Member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), has publicly addressed recent concerns regarding his acquisition of government lands.

During an interview with GHone TV, the NPP MP revealed that his radio station and filling station that are both located in Temu, Upper West Region of Ghana, were built on government lands but were purchased through legit means.

“My radio and filling stations at Tumu are on government lands. I bought them,” he revealed.

He defended himself by stating that his transactions were in adherence to the necessary legal processes, rejecting any claim of corrupt moves amid his purchase.

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“It is not a crime to buy state lands as long as you comply with all the required procedures,” he asserted.

According to Amidu Issahaku Chinnia, there’s no law in Ghana that prevents state officials from owning state properties such as lands, provided they adhere to established legal guidelines.

Recently, Malik Basintale, the Deputy National Communication Officer for the National Democratic Congress (NDC), made assertions that Mr. Chinnia owned multiple state assets.

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Malik Basintale also accused Chinnia of benefiting from sole sourcing practices, alleging that he awarded contracts to a company linked to his associates.

“Honourable Chinnia was deputy minister, yesterday I heard him ranting on Good Morning Ghana two days ago that President Mahama bought this, President Mahama bought this state land. When he was asked to prove it, he failed to do so,” Basintale asserted.

He went on to list specific instances of purported state land acquisitions by Chinnia, claiming, “As we speak now, his radio station is on a land in Tumu. That land was government land, it belonged to the local assembly. His radio station is there. How did he acquire that land? Number two, close to the stadium in Tumu is government land, as we speak now, he’s putting up a filling station there. How did he acquire that land? State land. Yet he sat on TV and was mentioning President Mahama’s name as if that was even true. Meanwhile, you have been acquiring state property.”

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