They built these homes with their own money, moved in, paid the bills, and lived there for nearly two decades. Now, four cardiothoracic surgeons and a former secretary say someone is trying to take it all away, and they are fighting back in court.
Former Minister of Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation, Professor 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, filed on Thursday, March 12, 2026, by five individuals through their lawyers, Amenuvor and Associates, has cast a long shadow over a land allocation story that dates back more than two decades.
The five plaintiffs are not strangers to the world of medicine. They are Dr Kow Entsua-Mensah, Professor Ernest Adibuer Aniteye, Dr David Abraham Kotei, Dr Lawrence Agyeman Sereboe, all cardiothoracic surgeons at the National Cardiothoracic Centre (NCC) at Korle Bu Teaching Hospital, and Lucy Agyemang, a former stenographer secretary at the same institution. Together, they have taken their grievances before the courts, seeking justice over properties they claim are rightfully theirs at Okpoi Gonno in Accra, along the Spintex Road.
The roots of the dispute stretch back to around the year 2000, when the National Cardiothoracic Centre, then under the leadership of Prof. Frimpong-Boateng himself, acquired land at Okpoi Gonno with the intention of providing housing for medical practitioners working at the centre. Portions of that land were subsequently allocated to the four doctors, the former secretary, and some nurses, who were asked to complete the buildings themselves and take occupation.
Between 2006 and 2009, the plaintiffs say they did exactly that, pouring their personal resources into completing the structures. They moved in, settled down, and have since lived in those properties continuously and without interference from anyone. For nearly two decades, they paid utility bills, maintained the homes, and exercised what they describe as full ownership rights over the properties.
Then came February 2026, and with it, a jarring development.
According to the statement of claim, Prof. Frimpong-Boateng reportedly filed a complaint at the Rent Control Department in Accra, claiming ownership of the properties and asserting that the occupants had only been allowed to stay there temporarily out of goodwill. In other words, after 17 years, the plaintiffs were suddenly being described as tenants.
The five plaintiffs are having none of it.
They insist that no landlord-tenant relationship has ever existed between them and Prof. Frimpong-Boateng, and that the attempt to paint them as mere tenants is not only false and misleading, it is, in their words, “unconscionable, wrongful, and contrary to equity and good conscience.” They argue that the defendants allowed them to invest substantial personal funds into completing the buildings and occupying them as homes, and cannot now turn around and deny them ownership of those same properties.
Through their lawyers, the plaintiffs are seeking five reliefs from the court. These include a declaration that they are the lawful owners of the properties at Okpoi Gonno, a perpetual injunction to prevent 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, and legal costs.
What began as a goodwill gesture, land allocated to dedicated medical professionals to build homes for themselves, has now become a courtroom battle over ownership, equity, and the meaning of home.
For the four surgeons and the former secretary at the heart of this case, the message is clear: they built these houses, they have lived in them for nearly 20 years, and they are not leaving without a fight.
Source: Apexnewsgh.com