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General News on Wednesday, April 17, 2019
Source: citinewsroom.com
2019-04-17
Minister of Public Works and Housing Samuel Atta-Akyea
Minister of Public Works and Housing Samuel Atta-Akyea told Citi News that the government intended to terminate the existing contract for the Saglemi housing project.
According to him, the government of John Mahama has reached a $ 180 million deal that has served the state badly.
The project involved the construction of 5,000 affordable housing units.
The minority in Parliament after visiting the project site on Tuesday demanded negotiations between the contractors and the government to bring them back to the site to complete the work.
They also urged the government to ensure that those already completed are busy.
But sector minister Samuel Atta-Akyea said the case had been referred to the Attorney General for opinion.
"We have become aware of this dubious gap in terms of the amount of the contract and delivery of housing units and we believe that the badysis of resource optimization is causing problems. So we went to the Attorney General for advice because we intend to terminate the contract, resume the project and, when we see a malfunction, we will take care of it, "he said. -he declares.
Atta Akyea in 2018 said that housing lacked essential amenities such as water, electricity and drainage systems.
"The Seglemi structure we see there is a huge problem. If we have to explain why he was not inhabited, we will go into crisis. I can badure you that there is a problem as to how the funds were faithfully applied to the project, issues that the Attorney General should look into and that EOCO should investigate, "he said. declared.
The first phase of the project, with 1,500 housing units, commissioned by John Mahama in 2016, has remained unused for over a year now.
The project, aimed at reducing Canada's huge housing deficit, is based on a 300-acre lot with one to three bedroom apartments for low-income people.
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