Nima residents to get free ‘glamorous apartments’ – Atta Akyea

The Government has reiterated its commitment to transform Nima and Mamobi which are considered to be slums; world-class communities with executive amenities.

According to him, the redevelopment project will provide the area will see with modern housing facilities far better than that the apartment complex – Villagio in Accra.

President in Akufo-Addo in February hinted that of plans to transform Nima as part plans to “regenerate” the area.

This announcement did not go well with residents who raised concerns that the move is an attempt to dislodge them and will, therefore, resist it.

But addressing the media in Accra today [Tuesday], Mr. Atta-Akyea called for calm among agitated residents assuring that developers for the projects are going to compensate them with a ‘glamorous apartments’.

“We are aware that the people of Nima have their own homes. We are not going to dislodge them. We are going to build executive flats and housing arrangement for them and they will move in free of charge.

This is to create a better environment for them so that the land space where they are will be released to the developer. The developer can decide that this space that he has will be more glamorous than villagio which will compensate them for the properties that they have released for them.”

“The residents can now sell their villagio structures to cancel out the cost. This is what we are trying to do but they will live in the modern structures free of charge. But, they will own it because we took the slum and we used the land for benefit. So they will have it for free of charge. That is how to go”, he noted.

President Nana Akufo-Addo in the last state of his nation’s address said he was excited by these plans to make Nima shake off the urban-slum title.

He said the “the most exciting news on the housing landscape, though, is the drafting of plans to regenerate Nima, which holds the dubious title of being Accra’s first slum.”

Other housing developments promised by the government

Government has also said Saglemi Housing Project which started under the last NDC government, is also high on its list of priorities this year.

The president has acknowledged Ghana’s housing deficit, which stands at least 1.7 million units, saying “it is time to tackle the issue and find a resolution.”

The government said the Ministry of Finance is working to launch a one billion Ghana cedi housing fund that would target low-income earners.”