The Owoo family\u2019s drive to retain its parts of the Achimota forest reserve is not about money, its legal representative has said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The family\u2019s lawyer, John Leon Edusei, said the family was only asking for its land because it was not being used for its intended purpose.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The government has now ceded control of 361 acres of the forest to them, by removing the reserve status from that part of the forest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe issue was never about monetary compensation. We have never been given any monetary compensation\u201d, he said on Eyewitness News.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe are saying you came for a thing, for A. You are not doing A. You are doing B so please, once you are not using it, give it back to us. It has nothing to do with money,\u201d he explained.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Mr. Edusei offered further assurances that the land will not become a concrete jungle of houses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIt has to be something that fits into the whole area so that it gives that whole concept of green, which is what one is trying to achieve there.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Owoo family has complained that it has been the victim of historical injustice since its land was acquired in 1921 and 1927 for the Achimota School.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It said it has had to accept or acquiesce to terms to enable it to move on which it strongly believes have been unfair and unjust.<\/p>\n\n\n\n