1.  The Lands were  gotten by the GBC in 1951

2. The original land area  was  88. 82 acreas. 

3. Part of the GBC lands were used for the Aliu Mahama Sports Stadium in Tamale

4. Another part was used for the GRIDCO  substation near the Forest in Tamale

THE STORY OF THE  EU- CHINA MALL IN TAMALE

Part of the land of the GBC was sold to the EU China Mall to put up the mall.  

The motivating reasons for Tamale to have a mall for the first time  that would  generate jobs for the people and add to the development of the area informed the sales. 

The Regional Coordinating Council and Agents of the Lands Commission started the negotiations with the Chinese people initially. 

The GBC management heard of plans to build a mall on their land without their knowledge and permission and therefore resisted what they thought was an illegality  with a threat of an injunction. 

While they initially resisted the idea, they  eventually agreed and went to an agreement with the Chinese to put  residential accommodation for the staff of the GBC.

This was done, and work commenced for the mall. 

Additional sales of the GBC Land  by  the GBC and its board.

In its desire to prevent further encroachment on GBC Lands,   the GBC board decided to sell some portions of the land to the EU China Mall to construct a warehouse so that part of the proceeds  from the sale would be used to wall or fence the rest of the GBC Lands and gated  to prevent encroachment.  

The Board of the GBC also agreed to sell a portion of the land to one Alhaji Nazif Shani  for  use for a fuel station  so that part of the  proceeds would also  be used to modernise the GBC in Tamale and the Northern region and to equip it as well. 

NO ANY OTHER SALE OF GBC LANDS

Aside from the above, the GBC has not sold any of its lands to any other person or organisation.

Tamale Metropolitan Assembly and its Chief Executive Officer and the GBC land 

The Tamale Metropolitan Assembly and its Chief Executive Officer, Hon Salifu Sule, can not and did   not sell GBC Lands.  

Talks in the local media in Tamale  about his sell of the GBC  lands is  either politically induced  or based on a deliberate mischief. 

Salifu  Sule  has no  an iota  of authority to sell even  dummy versions of  the GBC Lands. 

The failure of Salifu Sule, the mayor, and the Tamale Metropolitan Assembly to stake the facts is unacceptable. 

The Role of Tamale Metropolitan Assembly in the matter of the GBC lands

When lands are bought, either government or private lands,  the various District,  Municipal and Metropolitan Assembly are required by law to provide building permits through its Physical Development Department before any construction can take place and this is  exactly what Tamale Metro is expected to do or has done.

 It is part of the revenue mobilisation drive of any assembly.

As  part of the work of the Tamale Metropolitan Assembly,  they are expected to give squatters eviction notices when they issue work permits for development works to take place.  This was what Tamale Metro did on the GBC Lands.

In the process of eviction,  they can engage the services of the security agencies depending on the level of resistance by squatters. 

It is suspected that it is in leading the markings  of structures and demolitions that have given the rather wrong impression  to the General public that the Mayor or the Tamale Metropolitan Assembly were engaged in the sale of the GBC Lands.

This is the summary of the information the Voiceless Media gathered in its efforts to find our the entire truth about the GBC Lands in Tamale. 

Source: The Voiceless Media

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