The Minister of Works and Housing, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah has announced that in order to fulfill the government’s promise of fast-tracking the Pokuase Affordable Housing Project, the Ministry has instituted bi-weekly site meetings with contractors and consultants.
He says these meetings are crucial for resolving bottlenecks and ensuring all parties remain accountable for their responsibilities.
They also allow the Ministry to address any challenges promptly.
“During my recent visit, I witnessed ongoing work on drains, sewerage, and roads within the enclave. Once completed, the Pokuase project will deliver 8,000 affordable housing units, helping to reduce Ghana’s housing deficit,” he wrote on his X platform.
To fulfill our promise of fast-tracking the Pokuase Affordable Housing Project, the Ministry of Works and Housing has instituted bi-weekly site meetings with contractors and consultants. These meetings are crucial for resolving bottlenecks and ensuring all parties remain… pic.twitter.com/zpzol5scoX
— Kojo Oppong Nkrumah (@konkrumah) April 24, 2024
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on Tuesday, August 1, 2023 cut the sod for the commencement of an 8,000 housing units project on a 203-acre land at Pokuase in the Greater Accra Region under the Revised National Affordable Housing Programme.
Under the programme, dubbed: “My Home, My Peace”, government will subsidise housing units with land and infrastructure to absorb a critical component of the construction cost, while the private sector complements the effort by raising funds to build apartments on a cost-recovery basis.
The project is in two phases; the first phase, comprising 4,000, will be completed within 18 months, while the remaining 4,000 units will be completed in the second phase, also in 18 months.
Government’s commitment to the affordable housing programme is to provide land and on-site infrastructure such as roads, drainage, electricity, water, social services, as well as mortgage subsidies, the President said.
The programme has an approved Master Plan that will cater for a wider catchment area beyond Pokuase to include the four adjoining local assemblies. It will provide facilities such as football fields, tennis court, volleyball court, basketball court, swimming pools and children’s playgrounds to serve the adjoining communities.
Under the revised programme, a further 6,000 housing units on a 200-acre land in Dedesua in the Ashanti Region, which is currently undergoing feasibility studies, will be constructed.
President Akufo-Addo announced that this was the first government housing project that had undergone meticulous feasibility study as a prerequisite for funding from the Ministry of Finance.
“We have left no stone unturned in conducting detailed assessments, including environmental impact and social impact, property impact, traffic impact assessment, housing stress analysis, and financial analysis,” he added.