Fire-Ravaged Saglemi Project Under Scrutiny as Parliamentary Committee assesses damage

Saglemi, Ghana - January 01, 2025 - The Works and Housing Committee of has conducted a site visit to the Saglemi Affordable Housing Project, amid concerns over a recent fire outbreak and the project's overall management.

The project, initiated to address Ghana's housing deficit, has been plagued by allegations of mismanagement, delays, and lack of funding. in Ghana's Parliament.

Committee members expressed surprise at the state of the project, with many buildings remaining uncompleted. The chairman of the committee and Dormaa West MP, Vincent Asamoah, noted that the panel was unaware of the terms of the contract awarded to the consortium tasked with completing the project.

“With oversight over this ministry, we decided to come to the site to also have a look at items that we have lost on site. And then just after the inspection, quickly, you know there are a lot of new members on this committee so we decided to just come to the site itself so that we can also do some inspection to know if there are additional defects in the structure.

“We’ve also heard that there’s a new contractor, a new investor that the government has procured to complete this structure. Even though we don’t know the terms of the contract.

“But it’s good we are here at least to be abreast of the situation at the moment. At least once we are, we can also comment on it,” he stated.

The Saglemi project has been a subject of national debate, with many questioning the government's handling of the initiative. The project's initial loan agreement was approved by parliament in 2012, but progress has been slow, with only a fraction of the planned units completed.

Source: Lead News Online