By Godwill Arthur-Mensah, GNA
Accra, April 28, GNA– The Lands Commission has officially welcomed Professor Anthony Owusu-Ansah as its new Executive Secretary, taking over from Mr. Benjamin Arthur.
At a brief handing-over ceremony at the Commission’s head office in Accra, Prof. Owusu-Ansah called for collective support from staff and stakeholders, emphasising that everyone has a vital role to play in strengthening land management and administration.
Mr Benjamin Arthur, the Out-going Executive Secretary, expressed confidence in his successor and encouraged staff to extend the same cooperation accorded him during his tenure to the new Executive Secretary to make the Commission a world-class institution.
“The task ahead is critical and I believe with unity and hard work the Commission will continue to thrive under a new leadership,”Mr Arthur stated.
Prof. Owusu-Ansah brings to the Commission an extensive academic and professional experience to the role as an Executive Secretary.
He is a Professor of Real Estate Finance and Economics and a former Head of Department at the Department of Land Economy, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST).
Prof. Owusu-Ansah previously served as an Associate Professor and Head of Finance and Accounting at the Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration’s (GIMPA) Business School.
He holds a PhD in Real Estate from the University of Aberdeen, an MSc in Real Estate Management from the Royal Institute of Technology in Sweden, and a BSc (First Class) in Land Economy from KNUST.
He is a member of the Ghana Institution of Surveyors and an expert in real estate valuation, market analysis, housing market research, and land information systems, with several international publications and a book to his credit.
The Lands Commission looks forward to his leadership in advancing Ghana’s land administration agenda.
GNA
