The will of the late Chief military officer of the Forestry Commission, Kwadwo Owusu Afriyie, also referred to as Sir John has left some Ghanaians in shock as concerns are raised about how public officials are ready to amass wealth within a brief time in power.

The late Mr. Afriyie also called Sir John was a former general secretary of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP). He died of Covid-19-related complications on July 1, 2020, while still in office because the head of the Forestry Commission.

This is contrary to Article 286 of the 1992 Constitution and place Holders (Declaration of Assets and Disqualification) Act which mandates persons appointed into public offices to declare their assets.

Before his demise, Sir John owned 13 houses at various locations in Accra and Kumasi and his hometown, Sakora Wonoo, within the Ashanti Region.

The houses are:
House on plot number GA54480 located in Ogbojo, East Legon, and dated Lincoln’s Birthday, 2018
House on plot number GA 55329 located at Oyarifa No. 2, dated May 11, 2018
House on plot number GA 55475 located at Oyarifa No.1, dated September 27, 2017
House on plot number GA 5881 located at Adjiringanor, Accra, (white House), dated August 7, 2019.
A 6-bedroom house located at Patangbe, Ogbojo Legon.

A 4-bedroom house located in Mempeheusem, East Legon
A 3-bedroom house on plot number TDA 4140 located in Mempehuesem, East Legon
Another 3-bedroom house on plot number TDA 4140 located in Mempehuesem, East Legon
A 4-bedroom house on plot number GA56838 located in East Legon and dated October 25, 2018
A 5-bedroom house located in Sakora Wonoo
A 4-storey building located in East Legon, with 10 apartments, each apartment consisting of 3-bedrooms; and five apartments, each consisting of two bedrooms
A house at East Legon Hills
A house in Kumasi, Ashanti region.
Assets Sir John acquired while in office

Also check this ;Sir John’s assets have been frozen by the Special Prosecutor.

Sir John who was appointed the CEO of the Forestry Commission in March 2017 didn’t state when most of the landed properties, money in bank accounts and investments were acquired or the companies he owned were founded.

However, he named dates together with the registration details of 5 of the homes in his will. Incidentally, all five dates were while he was the CEO of the Forestry Commission, The Fourth Estate reports.

When he was just six months in office, his house acquired at Oyarifa No. 1 is dated September 27, 2017 with the registration.

A second house at Ogbojo in Accra is dated February 12, 2018, together with the main points within the will.

A third house in Sir John’s collection is dated May 11, 2018, within the will, and a fourth on October 25, 2018.

By his 30th month in office, Sir John, a lawyer and NPP’s general secretary from 2010 to 2014, had five houses registered in his name. The fifth one came on August 7, 2019.

Eight other houses contained in his will don’t have the dates of acquisition.

His listed wealth also included 12 parcels of land.

Sir John’s also will contains 15 foreign and native bank and investment accounts (both individual and company ) with one among the local banks having GH₵ 2 million.

His list of companies includes a fuel station located at Kentinkrono within the Ashanti Region; 10 fuel tankers (worth about $780,000, in keeping with The Fourth Estate’s checks); one teak plantation located at Nkawie within the Ashanti Region; a rubber plantation located within the Eastern Region; three stalls located at the new Kejetia market in Kumasi, also within the Ashanti Region and Farms at Ejura within the Ashanti Region.

He also owned a fleet of 15 private vehicles, including a Lexus LX570, Lexus V6, Mercedes Benz E68 Sport AMG, Honda Pilot V6, Honda Accord Sport, Toyota Landcruiser V8, Ford 150 and Lexus Saloon Car, 2019 model.

Meanwhile, a former aide to the late politician has bemoaned the discussion of the desire publicly domain.

Charles Owusu, who was an in depth confidant of Sir John believes it’s inappropriate to be discussing the properties of his former boss.

He urged Ghanaians to respect the dead while the family accommodate their issues regarding his will.

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