Emerging land contestations require the creation and maintenance of land records.

The legal effects of land allocation papers in Ghana remain unknown to the public.

Unlike customary oral grants, allocation papers do not transfer legal entitlements.

The allocation paper is only a step towards acquiring full legal rights over land.

Grantees of stool lands should therefore make effort towards acquiring legal title.

Need to engage professionals in the preparation of allocation papers.

Introduce stringent measures to make the use of allocation papers for land title registrations legally binding.