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On Thursday, November 5, 2020, the President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, commissioned 312 units completed within the framework of the Asokore-Mampong Affordable Housing Project.
The Asokore-Mampong Housing Unit, now known as Osei Tutu II Housing estates, is part of six housing projects started by the Kufuor administration in 2005, with the others located in Borteyman, Kpone, Koforidua, Tamale and Wa.
It will be recalled that the Affordable Housing Project was initiated with the objective of providing accommodation for low to middle income workers, and also strengthening the capacity of local contractors, among others.
However, when he took over the Mills / Mahama administration in 2009, the project stalled. In 2017, the new SSNIT Board of Trustees, under the chairmanship of Dr. Kwame Addo Kufuor, took steps to accelerate the completion of the then-abandoned project, in line with the president’s commitment to providing affordable housing to Ghanaians.
Subsequently, the Board of Directors approved a total amount of ¢ 256,972,988.04 for SSNIT to complete the project in two years.
The Asokore Mampong is made up of 1,053 units (91 blocks), comprising 26 tents, 336 one-bedroom, 691 two-bedroom, and all blocks have been named with Adinkra symbols to reflect the culture and traditions of the Asante Kingdom.
Describing the day as “a very good day for me,” President Akufo-Addo told the meeting that “two major projects (the Boankra Inland Harbor and the Asokore Mampong Affordable Housing Units) started by my boss, the Former President Kufuor, they have been completed for me. “
He regretted the fact that after the exit of the nuclear power plant in 2009, the projects were abandoned by the Mahama government, yet “God being so good has made it possible for us to complete it.”
The president applauded the decision to name the Asokore-Mampong Housing Unit in honor of Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, describing it as “an excellent decision”.
