Elsie Appau-Klu has been accused of abusing her political power in a land litigation issue

The embattled Deputy Commissioner of the Ghana Revenue Authority, Elsie Appau-Klu, has been dragged to the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) and the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) over allegations of abusing her political power in a land litigation case.

In his petitions, private citizen, Nana Awuku Bram, accused Elsie Appau-Klu of allegedly encroaching on his one-acre parcel of land located in Oyarifa, a suburb of Accra, and attempting to use her office to unlawfully enter the property and destroy a structure belonging to him.

Copies of the petition filled with pictures and dated July 8, 2025, and addressed to EOCO, CHRAJ, the National Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Johnson Asiedu Nketiah; and the party’s General Secretary, Fiifi Fiavi Kwetey, have been sighted by GhanaWeb.

In the petition, Nana Awuku Bram is calling on these institutions and individuals to investigate Elsie Appau-Klu’s alleged encroachment and displacement of occupants from the disputed property, which he describes as ‘unlawful.'

Providing further details in his petition, Nana Awuku Bram alleges that, in addition to encroaching on his property, Elsie Appau-Klu enlisted the help of individuals he described as thugs to forcibly access the land and commence construction activities.

“I write respectfully to petition your esteemed office concerning the abuse of public office by Elsie Appau-Klu, who has forcibly entered and caused destruction on my property at Oyarifa, Accra. The land in question forms part of a development project being undertaken by me, Nana Awuku Bram of Oyarifa,” portions of the petition read.

It further stated; “Despite this, Appau-Klu has used persons suspected to be thugs and uniformed personnel, and allegedly invoked her status as a public official, to demolish part of the wall enclosing the site and to forcefully enter the premises. Appau-Klu has also commenced illegal construction activities on the land and has issued renewed threats of violence against anyone who challenges her actions or attempts to report the matter to the authorities.”

Awuku Bram is also seeking a restraining order to prevent Elsie Appau-Klu from continuing construction activities on the disputed land.

Furthermore, he has called on the relevant institutions to sanction her if it is confirmed that she used state security and resources in connection with the alleged encroachment.

“Restrain her from continuing any further activity on the disputed land pending the resolution of ownership and possession rights. Sanction any misuse of state security or public resources that may have been employed in furtherance of her private interests,” he added.

See copies of the petitions below:

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