The Office of the Administrator of Stool Lands (OASL) has announced plans to facilitate the establishment of 300 new Customary Land Secretariats across the country this year, a move it says will create over 6,000 direct jobs and improve land administration.

In a New Year statement issued on Monday, January 5, 2026, and addressed to all media houses, the Administrator of Stool Lands, Gad Asorwoe Akwensivie, stated that the initiative is in line with the Land Act 2020 (Act 1036).

“The Office of the Administrator of Stool Lands – (OASL) this year, 2026, would facilitate the establishment of three hundred (300) new Customary Land Secretariats in the country to improve customary land administration,” the statement read.

The OASL explained that the new secretariats are expected to employ thousands of professionals including secretaries, drivers, ICT experts, administrators, accountants, land surveyors, lawyers, and physical planners.

This expansion aims to build on the existing network of 110 operational Customary Land Secretariats, which the office credits with helping to settle disputes, reduce land conflicts, and improve transparency and accountability in land management. They also serve as key points for investors seeking land information.

Ahead of the rollout, the OASL has begun engagements with traditional authorities such as the National House of Chiefs, Regional Houses of Chiefs, Traditional Councils, as well as Stools, Skins, Clans, Families, and land-based NGOs. This follows the provisions in Part 2, Chapter 1 of the Land Act.

The office is now urging all customary land authorities to contact its regional and district offices to begin the process of setting up their secretariats. It emphasised that it is now mandatory for all land-owning Stools, Skins, Families, and Clans to establish a Customary Land Secretariat.

To support this, the OASL will provide training and start-up equipment on a first-come, first-served basis.

The move is seen as a significant step towards addressing long-standing challenges in Ghana’s customary land sector, which has often been marked by litigation, unclear ownership, and tenure insecurity, hindering investment and development.