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Saglemi housing project to commence in November – Oppong Nkrumah

The Minister for Works and Housing Kojo Oppong Nkrumah has announced that work will resume on the stalled Saglemi Housing project in November this year.

Initiated under the erstwhile NDC administration, the $200 million project came to a standstill after a value-for-money audit revealed that only 1,506 units were completed instead of a total of 5,000.

However, following the cabinet’s new directives, Works and Housing Minister Kojo Oppong Nkrumah revealed that negotiations are underway with two shortlisted firms to aid the government’s public-private partnership which will pave the way for work to resume in November.

“Negotiations are currently ongoing and we expect that in early November, work would resume after the new developer is signed up to go the site,” he said.

He made these comments at a ministerial press briefing on September 30.