08/07/2025
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The Eze Igbo Palace in Ghana has strongly denied social media rumors suggesting that the Igbo community has acquired land in Ningo in the Greater Accra Region, to establish an “Igbo Village.”
In a statement released by the Head of Communications, Mr. Ronney Gogo, the palace dismissed claims of a 50-acre (250-plot) land acquisition by Eze Ndi Igbo Ghana, His Royal Majesty Eze (Dr) Chukwudi Jude Ihenetu I, the Igbo traditional leader in Ghana.
The statement clarified that no such purchase has been made either in Ningo or any other part of the country.
The rumors appear to be rooted in a 2013 interview by Eze Ndi Igbo Ghana, granted to Crystal TV, which followed his coronation in September 2012.
According to the palace, the interview referenced initial ideas that were never realized due to legal complications concerning the rightful ownership of the land.
“These plans were cancelled as far back as 2014,” the statement read. “There is currently no land in Ghana that has been designated for an ‘Igbo Village.’”
Eze Ndi Igbo Ghana I, who has lived in Ghana since 1995 and is married to a Ghanaian businesswoman, is said to hold the culture and laws of Ghana in high esteem.
The palace emphasized his long-standing commitment to fostering unity and maintaining the strong relationship between the Igbo and Ghanaian communities.
“We would never engage in any activity that would damage the peaceful coexistence we enjoy here,” said Gogo.
“Eze Ndi Igbo Ghana I consistently urges the Igbo community to remain law-abiding and respectful of their host country.”
The palace concluded by reiterating that no land acquisition has taken place for the development of an Igbo settlement in Ghana.
