The Ga West Municipal Chief Executive (MCE), Clement Wilkinson has confirmed that the Rent Control Office in Amasaman in the Municpality was locked by Landlord for failing to pay rent arrears.
The MCE speaking on Anɔpa Bɔfoɔ on Monday said the office was locked by the MCE for a short while on Saturday and was opened when ‘some of us intervened’.
“It was for a brief period but I am sure the person who took the photo did it so quickly and circulated it but the problem has been resolved…,” he said.
According to him, the bureaucratic issues in the government sector led to a delay in release of funds for the department.
Media reports indicated that a building occupied by the Rent Control Department of Ghana at Amasaman has locked the space due to the latter’s inability to pay its rent.
Mr. Joseph Nsiah Abugri, the landlord whose building the Rent Control Department inhabits, stormed the office and demanded payment of rent debts owed by the government institution.
According to Mr. Abugri, the Rent Control Department has failed to pay for its rent for the past five months. He said the Department initially made a two-year advance payment to rent his place; and per an agreement between both parties, the Rent Control Department was to make monthly payments after the two years advance had expired.
This, he said, has been a real challenge for the past five months after the two years advance expired. Mr. Abugri said all efforts to collect his money have yielded no positive result.
However, the Rent Control Department has denied the media reports indicating their office was locked.
