The government of Ghana through the Ministry of Works and Housing wants capable private investors for the Saglemi Housing project. In pressor on April 17, 2024, requested bids from private investors willing to take over and complete the housing project started under the erstwhile NDC government.
According to the sector minister, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, the Saglemi Housing Project, has experienced delays after the current NPP government expressed concerns about its contract sum. He added that the government is on an aggressive hunt to secure a private developer who will complete and operationalize.
Kojo Oppong Nkrumah said the deadline and evaluation for the submission of proposals is from July 9 to 15, 2024. He expressed hope that a suitable partner would be found by August 30, 2024 for the Saglemi Housing Project started by the Mahama-led NDC government.
“Ghanaians want the phenomenon of uncompleted or abandoned mass housing projects to end. Today, some of the projects from the Kufour era are still uncompleted and hanging and this one [Saglemi] is still yet to be completed and adds to the narrative that we don’t finish projects when we start,” he said.
“If you have a housing deficit of 1.8 million that we are trying to reduce as the years go by. Already, there are about 40,000 units that we deliver yearly as a country. And it is not enough to close the gap so if all of these projects keep hanging out there, it will even deter future projects from being embarked upon. That is why we take advantage of this opportunity to reverse this trend,” the minister explained.
According to the minister, the government wants and investor who will complete “all the 1,506 housing units, achieve comprehensive development of essential infrastructure” and “adhere to all legal and regulatory compliance.” Also, the investor should be able to “secure financial backing for the project’s completion.”