{
  "id": 6432657,
  "title": "TUC supports CRC call to make Ghanaians custodians of their lands",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/09/tuc-supports-crc-call-to-make-ghanaians-custodians-of-their-lands",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-09T15:21:18.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
    "slug": "myjoyonline-ghana",
    "url": "https://www.myjoyonline.com/tuc-supports-crc-call-to-make-ghanaians-custodians-of-their-lands/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Trades Union Congress (TUC) has expressed support for a recommendation by the Constitutional Review Committee (CRC) to transfer land ownership from the President to the Ghanaian people. TUC Secretary-General Joshua Ansah made this statement at a press briefing, stating that the proposed reform is necessary to enhance the management of Ghana's lands and natural resources and address long-standing concerns over their administration. The union agrees with the CRC's broader recommendations for reforms to the legal framework governing Ghana's lands and natural resources. Ansah reiterated that the TUC supports the move to vest lands in the people of Ghana instead of the President. Furthermore, the union backs the proposed reform of the Lands Commission, aiming to make it the primary constitutional trustee and manager of Ghana's lands. The TUC also expressed disapproval of the government's decision to reject all CRC recommendations on lands and natural resources, describing it as peculiar given the historical and contemporary issues surrounding the management of Ghana's resources. The union questioned the government's lack of value in implementing the CRC's recommendations to improve the management of the country's natural resources.",
  "summary": "The Trades Union Congress (TUC) has backed a recommendation by the Constitutional Review Committee (CRC) for Ghana’s lands to be vested in the people rather than the President.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}