Gov’t Set To Complete Abandoned Affordable Houses – Atta Akyea

The Minister for Works and Housing, Mr Samuel Atta Akyea has disclosed that, the NPP administration is set to refurbish all deserted affordable housing units in the country.

According to him, about two thousand housing units are expected to be refurbished for them to be inhabited.

In an interview with Citi News on the sidelines of the 30th Anniversary Dinner Dance and Awards by the Ghana Real Estate Developers’ Association (GREDA) over the weekend.

“The quantity surveyors have brought in 51 million dollars to complete these structures which were abandoned by the NDC and we are close to getting the approval to complete them. We are going to complete them as quickly as possible and roll out new ones,”- he said.

The Minister, however, noted that the amount will have to be affirmed by the Ministry of Finance before they can access and make use of it.

“We have found monies that we are seeking approval from the Ministry of Finance to complete every project which is in the way of affordable housing that former President Kufuor started and then when they are completed, we are going to roll out our own new structures. It works against the economy for the old structures to be abandoned.” – je added.

Koforidua, Saglemi, Ho and Tamale are areas where the affordable housing units are located.

Ghana’s housing deficit is estimated at 1.7 million which some analysts project could reach 2 million by next year.