Stool Lands Office Launches 300 Customary Land Secretariats in 2026
The Office of the Administrator of Stool Lands (OASL) has announced plans to facilitate the establishment of 300 new Customary Land Secretariats across the country this year, a move it says will create over 6,000 direct jobs and improve land administration.
The initiative, according to the Administrator of Stool Lands, Gad Asorwoe Akwensivie, is in line with the Land Act 2020 (Act 1036) and aims to build on the existing network of 110 operational Customary Land Secretariats.
The new secretariats are expected to employ thousands of professionals, including secretaries, drivers, ICT experts, administrators, accountants, land surveyors, lawyers, and physical planners, to help settle disputes, reduce land conflicts, and improve transparency and accountability in land management.
Ahead of the rollout, the OASL has begun engagements with traditional authorities, such as the National House of Chiefs, Regional Houses of Chiefs, Traditional Councils, as well as Stools, Skins, Clans, Families, and land-based NGOs.
The office is urging all customary land authorities to contact its regional and district offices to begin the process of setting up their secretariats, emphasizing that it is now mandatory for all land-owning Stools, Skins, Families, and Clans to establish a Customary Land Secretariat.
To support this, the OASL will provide training and start-up equipment on a first-come, first-served basis.
The move is seen as a significant step towards addressing long-standing challenges in Ghana’s customary land sector, which has often been marked by litigation, unclear ownership, and tenure insecurity, hindering investment and development.
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