Former Minister of Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation, Kwabena Frimpong-Boateng, and his son, Dr Yaw Frimpong-Boateng, have reportedly been sued over alleged land fraud.

According to a report by Asaase Radio on Monday, March 16, 2026, the lawsuit was filed by four cardiothoracic surgeons of the National Cardiothoracic Centre (NCC) at Korle Bu Teaching Hospital and a former stenographer secretary at the centre.

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The five plaintiffs who filed the action through their lawyers, Amenuvor and Associates, on Thursday, March 12, 2026, are Dr Kow Entsua-Mensah, Professor Ernest Adibuer Aniteye, Dr David Abraham Kotei, Dr Lawrence Agyeman Sereboe, and Lucy Agyemang, the former stenographer secretary at the NCC.

They are seeking five reliefs, including a court declaration that they are the lawful owners of the properties at Okpoi Gonno.

They are also seeking a perpetual injunction to restrain the defendants and their associates from interfering with their ownership and enjoyment of the properties, general damages for trespass and unlawful interference with their property rights, as well as legal costs.

Details of the suit indicate that the plaintiffs state that around 2000, the National Cardiothoracic Centre, then headed by Prof. Frimpong-Boateng, acquired land at Okpoi Gonno in Accra along the Spintex Road to build housing for medical practitioners working at the centre.

According to the statement of claim, portions of the land were later allocated to four doctors and a former secretary, along with some nurses, who were asked to complete the buildings themselves and occupy them.

They say that between 2006 and 2009 they used their personal resources to complete the buildings and have since lived in the properties, maintaining open, continuous, uninterrupted, and exclusive possession of the houses from 2006 to date.

“The Plaintiffs (the four doctors and the former secretary) say that they, together with some nurses of the NCC, were allocated portions of the said land and were required to complete the buildings themselves and take possession thereof.

“Sometime between 2006 and 2009, they were granted the said properties to complete, own, and occupy using their personal resources, which the plaintiffs duly did by taking the necessary steps to complete the buildings.

“Upon completing the buildings with their personal funds, they have since taken possession and have been living in the said properties without any encumbrance from anybody whatsoever, and that they have been in open, continuous, uninterrupted, and exclusive possession of the properties in dispute from 2006 to date,” portions of the suit state.

In their statement of claim, the plaintiffs say that since taking possession of the properties in 2006, they have occupied and exercised full ownership rights over them, including paying utility bills and other expenses associated with the houses.

They further claim that Professor Frimpong-Boateng and his son allowed them to spend substantial personal resources to complete the buildings and occupy them as their homes, and therefore cannot now deny them ownership and proprietary interests in the properties.

According to the plaintiffs, attempts by the defendants to assert ownership after more than 17 years of occupation are “unconscionable, wrongful, and contrary to equity and good conscience.”

The statement of claim also alleges that in February 2026, Professor Frimpong-Boateng lodged a complaint at the Rent Control Department in Accra, claiming ownership of the properties and stating that the occupants had only been allowed to stay there temporarily out of goodwill.

However, the plaintiffs insist that describing them as tenants is false and misleading, arguing that no landlord-tenant relationship has ever existed between them and Prof. Frimpong-Boateng.

They further contend that the attempt to portray them as tenants is a deliberate move to evict them from the properties they say they completed with their own funds after the land was allotted to them by the National Cardiothoracic Centre.

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The plaintiffs also accuse Prof Frimpong-Boateng of harassment and intimidation. They allege that he lodged the complaint and later visited the properties to write threatening messages on the buildings, including: “THIS PROPERTY IS SOLD. MOVE OUT BY 16/03/2026.”

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