Final construction on 5,000 affordable housing units begins As part of NDC 2012 manifesto to accelerate the construction of housing units in all settlements, p57 Final construction work on the 5,000 affordable housing units has begun. The housing units, which form part of government’s plan to halve the over 1.7 million housing deficit by 2016, is meant for low and middle income earners. Work on the project stalled due to some financial challenges. But speaking at the launch of the 2014 building construction and property exhibition in Accra, a deputy Minister of Water Resources, Works and Housing, Johnny Osei Kofi said government in partnership with some private investors will soon complete the project. The Ministry is currently partnering with the Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT), Tema Development Corporation and other developers to complete the project which came to a standstill. He also revealed that work on 33 housing units for the security agencies is progressing steadily in Tema. The project is in two phases, the first phase of 168 housing units have been completed, waiting commissioning by his Excellency the President while the second phase is progressing steadily By JM Manifesto Watch
Posted on: Mon, 27 Oct 2014 09:22:58 +0000
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