Strasser field land dispute remains unresolved in Brufut
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Gambiana
Ownership of the Strasser Football Field site in Brufut Heights, Gambia, remains disputed nearly five years after President Adama Barrow presented land allocation documents. The village development committee is still waiting for final documents and is negotiating a new agreement for a multipurpose centre, The Alkamba Times reports.
Nearly five years after land allocation documents were presented by Gambian President Adama Barrow, the legal status of the Strasser Football Field in Brufut Heights remains contested. The village development committee has yet to obtain all the necessary documents, The Alkamba Times reports.
The committee received an institutional allocation lease from the Department of Physical Planning, but still has to pay a premium to the Gambia Tourism Board that reportedly exceeds 200,000 dalasis. The board considers the land to be in a tourism development zone and wants to use part of the site for a national museum, a project opposed by the Brufut community. Momodou Jallow, the committee’s secretary-general, warned that failure to regularise the land could expose the village to future claims.
Another matter concerns the expired memorandum of understanding with Pavifort Construction Company to build a multipurpose centre on the land. A second draft agreement is under discussion. It is to cover construction of the centre, fencing of the rubbish dump, repair of potholes and completion of the field’s perimeter fence. The document is still awaiting authentication and the parties’ signatures.
In 2021, Adama Barrow presented land allocation documents, but the regularisation process remains incomplete, according to The Alkamba Times.
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