Traditional authorities in the Ashanti Region are demanding greater collaboration with government in the acquisition of land for public use.The chiefs are unhappy about what they say is the indiscriminate use of government land for purposes other than what they were originally acquired.Lands end up in the hands of unintended people especially foreigners whose activities tend to pollute water bodies[source of drinking water], rendering it unsafe for the locals.The development, according to them, is responsible for problems such as non-payment of royalties and illegal mining.The chiefs expressed the sentiments at the launch of the Phase two of the Land Administration Project in Kumasi.The Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II chaired the first session of the two- day workshop.The session which took the form of a question and answer forum saw traditional leaders quiz officials from the lands and forestry commission and government. on all matters associated with stool lands.Some of the chiefs accused government of refusing to pay compensation on Stool Lands acquired by the State.A representative of Beposohene, Nana Addae Mununkum Piesie, summed up the feeling of the chiefs, stating that “when government takes possession of your land, he will promise to pay a lucrative compensation. After the initial meeting you would not hear from him again. Beposo for instance, since 1987, we gave portions of our land to the government and since then we have still not received the compensation”.Lands and Natural Resources Minister, Mike Hammah, shares the concern of the chiefs, but he thinks they cannot be absolved from blame themselves.