The Ghana Airport Company Limited (GACL) has repossessed prime airport lands from the McDan Group of Companies following a court ruling.
The judgment, delivered on May 6, 2025, by the High Court in Accra, granted GACL full re-entry and possession of over 16 acres of land previously occupied by subsidiaries of the McDan Group.
Appeal
The McDan Group, according to Graphic Online, has filed for a stay of execution pending an appeal.
The lands in question, measuring approximately 10.63 acres and 5.66 acres, are located adjacent to and opposite the Action Chapel International, near Kotoka International Airport (KIA).
They were previously held by McDan Shipping Company and Airport Logistics Limited, both part of the McDan Group, since 2012.
Breaches
In February 2025, GACL filed a writ and a statement of claim against the two entities, citing longstanding breaches of land lease agreements and outstanding ground rents.
The company sought the recovery of $26,296 in accrued ground rent for the use of the lands, as well as a perpetual injunction to prevent the defendants from further interference with the lands.
Following legal proceedings, GACL applied for summary judgment on the grounds that the defendants had no valid defense.
The court ruled in favor of GACL, awarding all reliefs sought and ordering the defendants to pay GH¢50,000 in legal costs.
In December 2024, McDan Aviation’s operations at Terminal 1 of KIA were suspended due to debt obligations. While those debts were later cleared, the land dispute remained unresolved until this legal intervention.
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