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toubab1020
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 Posted - 30 Dec 2009 : 15:14:06
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I found this very interesting not new however but perhaps someone on the news staff has been ripped off, who knows !
this from the Point:
http://thepoint.gm/africa/gambia/article/the-land-palaver
The penultimate line in the piece is very apt .
FULL STORY.
The Land Palaver
africa » gambia
Wednesday, 30 December 2009
The situation befalling land ownership in this country, to say the least, is alarming. This unprecedented situation has been creeping slowly but surely into the fabric of Gambian society to the dismay of many.
Our point of focus is the rate at which simmering land cases increase in our courts. This is, of course, a cause for concern not only to the government of The Gambia but the whole Gambian citizenry, who struggle day in, day out to make ends meet. Ordinary citizens now find it difficult to own a plot of land in this country.
This does not tell well in a country where decades ago land used to be acquired by merely dishing out colanuts to its traditional owners.
Lands must be made available, affordable and accessible to all citizens by means of legal mechanisms, and through the right channels.
Selling a plot of land to three or four different persons at the same time, as seen in many cases, is unacceptable.
It?s therefore the responsibility of the Ministry of Lands and Local Government to address the issue by putting in place proper mechanism to ensure that land is legally acquired to avoid unforeseeable circumstances as there are instances where lands were seized and constructions demolished without any explanation.
One may tempt to ask who is responsible for such acts. The answer is there for all to reason.
Needless to say that urgent action should be taken to redress the issue before it gets out of hand.
The public would also want to know the steps taken by the government to address this situation, if there any. It is our belief that only urgent action by the authorities can avert such abnormality.
"Our deeds determine us, as much as we determine our needs."
George Eliot
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"Simple is good" & I strongly dislike politics. You cannot defend the indefensible.
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tamsier
United Kingdom
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Posted - 31 Dec 2009 : 00:38:14
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| We have all had this discussion before. Unless the government brings out legislative measures to tackle this issue, ordinary Gambians without land will continue to be landless and many lands will be sold to foreign buyers. The income of the working Gambian is not sufficient now to pay for a piece of undeveloped land never mind a built land. These lands and buildings are sold to foreign buyers from wealthier countries whose income is sometimes ten fold to that of the working Gambian [if not more]. It is the Government who have betrayed the people. It can only be rectified by legislative measures. You cannot blame the ordinary Gambian with pieces of land who wants to dispose off some of his portfolio to the highest bidder [mostly foreigners]. Another option is for Gambians living in the in West to also reach deep into their pockets and acquire more land than they are acquiring. This is what my friend and I are doing. If more Gambians living in the West do this, in the long run, things will level out and at least the land will be predominantly owned by Gambian nationals. |
Tamsier
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toubab1020
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Posted - 31 Dec 2009 : 19:17:42
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Yes all very well, but I felt that there was a two fold meaning to this article,namely "Selling a plot of land to three or four different persons at the same time, as seen in many cases, is unacceptable."
How can you leglislate to deal with this problem,? Gambians like yourself who are able to afford to invest in their homeland,great nothing wrong with that, but how can YOU ever be sure that YOU are not being ripped off with your investment ? fancy a long and protracted Court case with expensive lawyers and constant adjournments? That is the only way of dealing with the problem now because land registry is not well developed in Gambia.A bit unfair to blame the foreigner always.
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Originally posted by tamsier
We have all had this discussion before. Unless the government brings out legislative measures to tackle this issue, ordinary Gambians without land will continue to be landless and many lands will be sold to foreign buyers. The income of the working Gambian is not sufficient now to pay for a piece of undeveloped land never mind a built land. These lands and buildings are sold to foreign buyers from wealthier countries whose income is sometimes ten fold to that of the working Gambian [if not more]. It is the Government who have betrayed the people. It can only be rectified by legislative measures. You cannot blame the ordinary Gambian with pieces of land who wants to dispose off some of his portfolio to the highest bidder [mostly foreigners]. Another option is for Gambians living in the in West to also reach deep into their pockets and acquire more land than they are acquiring. This is what my friend and I are doing. If more Gambians living in the West do this, in the long run, things will level out and at least the land will be predominantly owned by Gambian nationals.
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