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Works and Housing Minister Francis Asenso-Boakye says the government is committed to completing the 1,502 units of the controversial Saglemi affordable housing project.
According to Francis Asenso-Boakye, the project’s investors and engineers will get involved before the government reaches the project completion date.
Addressing the media after inspecting the housing units, Sector Minister Francis Asenso-Boakye said that while the Saglemi housing project is a good idea, the design and implementation were done incorrectly.
“Much has been done, but much remains to be done. We have invested close to GHS 200 million in this project and this is where we are. I think the project was a great idea but the conception, the design, the implementation did not go well at all and that is why we have found ourselves in this situation. But I am committed to leaving the past behind and moving forward so that we can complete the project of more than 1000 housing units. ”
“The current housing deficit is two million, so if we can complete these housing units, it is a big step in addressing the housing unit. I’m not a technician, so I don’t know the details, but my job is to find money and find a very innovative way to find resources to complete this project, ”he added.
Meanwhile, the ministry’s housing director, Theresa Tuffour, says 1,339 of the 1,502 units have been completed.
“Out of 1,502 they have completed 1,389. 386 are in various stages, 868 have been completed and if our infrastructure is provided, that is, electricity, water and sewerage, people can enter and occupy it. And then there are about 139 townhouses that have also been completed. ”
The project, which was started under the Mahama administration, stalled due to the decision of the Akufo-Addo administration to investigate the financial arrangements surrounding the project.
The Minister of Works and Housing, Samuel Atta-Akyea, invited the Attorney General to examine the agreements in October 2018.
There were reports that key contract documents were missing or had inconsistencies.
The government feels there appears to have been an embezzlement of funds on the project, resulting in poor quality work.
— citinewsroom
