Minority rejects private partnership in Saglemi Housing Project

The minority in Ghana's Parliament strongly opposes the government's plans to collaborate with a private developer to rectify the issues surrounding the Saglemi Housing Project.

This comes after the Minister for Works and Housing, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, revealed that approximately $100 million is necessary to render the area suitable for habitation.

During an on-site inspection of the project on Tuesday, Oppong Nkrumah outlined the government's intention to enlist a private partner within five weeks.

"I gave instructions to the technical working group that within the next five weeks, it should go ahead with an international expression of interest that is designed to attract private developers who can come in and complete this project for us so that we can put it to use.".

However, the Ranking Member on the Works and Housing Committee, Vincent Oppong Asamoah, raised concerns, alleging that the government's motive is to offload the Saglemi Housing Project to its political allies and associates.

They are saying, Oh, we are bringing in partners here, and at the end of it, it is their people that are going to come in.".

The Saglemi Housing Project, initiated in 2012 during the tenure of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) government, aimed to construct 5,000 housing units.