Ghana Government to Pay Compensation for the Demolition of Bulgarian Embassy by Private Real Estate Developer

• The Honorary Consul of Bulgaria to Ghana has stated that the Ghanaian government will compensate for the Bulgarian Embassy's destruction
• In 2017, a private real estate developer destroyed the Bulgarian Embassy in Ghana located at Kakramadu Road, Plot No. 10, East Cantonments in Accra
• The private developer, Jojo Hagan, obtained permits to evict occupants and also destroy the property, which he described as unsuited for habitation

Nicolas van Staalduinen, the Honorary Consul of Bulgaria to Ghana, has stated that the Ghanaian government will be paying monetary compensation for a private developer's 2017 demolition of the Bulgarian Embassy.

In an interview, he stated that:

I called the deputy minister last week to inquire about the status of a solution for Bulgaria, and Benito Owusu Bio (the Deputy Minister of Lands and Natural Resources) informed me that a proposal will be available soon.

Read also

Ghana on high alert; publishes faces of Boko Haram members who broke jail in Nigeria

Mr Staalduinen further added that the ambassador prefers a financial settlement because it will be challenging to rebuild an embassy.

Watch an interview between Ghana's Minister of Lands and Natural Resources and the ambassador of Bulgaria to Ghana below.

The demolition of the Bulgarian embassy in 2017 resulted from a dispute. While the court cases were pending, Jojo Hagan, a private real estate developer in Ghana, is said to have taken over as the Executor of the Will of one Mr Leighton and transferred the property to the beneficiaries listed in the Will.

The Circuit Court in Accra also granted Jojo Hagan a judgment for the eviction of the residents of the building, whom he characterized as trespassers, and a directive to demolish the building, which he deemed unfit for occupancy.

Read also

Domelevo appointed member of Global Fund audit board, Ghanaians happy for him

Watch an interview that transpired after the demolition of the Bulgarian Embassy below.

After the demolition, Yanko Yordanov, the Bulgarian ambassador to Ghana and Nigeria, charged the Ghanaian government with violating the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations and threatened Ghana's diplomatic relations with serious repercussions.

Bulgaria Embassy Demolition: Ghana Gov’t Begins Probe To Unravel True Owners Of Disputed Land

In a related article, YEN.com.gh wrote about the government of Ghana's probe into demolishing the Bulgaria Embassy in Ghana. A special investigation into the destruction of the Bulgarian embassy in Accra was set up to produce results within seven days.

Samuel Jinapor, the minister of lands and natural resources, rejected the notion that the demolition was the work of government agents.

Source: YEN.com.gh