The Ministry of Works and Housing has refuted claims captured on a viral video on which a person identifying himself as Hassan Ayariga decries the current state of the Saglemi Housing Project.
According to the Minister, the project is in its current state as a result of corruption and lack of proper planning by politicians but added that the Akufo-Addo government has not shied away from tackling the issue.
His comment comes on the heels of a video purportedly shot and with an accompanying commentary by the said Ayariga, who also canvassed for mass occupation without recourse to proper procudures.
The sector Minister, in a statement copied to Peacefmonline, sought to set the records straight by cataloguing a number of remedial measures taken by the current administration to deal with the ills of the project saying “the Government of H. E. the President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, upon assumption of office in January 2017, has recognized the urgent need for the rapid resolution of these challenges, thorny as they may be, in order for these properties that have been developed at great cost to the state, to be completed and made available to the citizenry.
“Not counting the actions taken in private, the records show that there have been not less than twenty public engagements by the Ministry of Works and Housing, including (a) periodic updates at the Meet-the-Press series since 2017, (b) joint press tours of the site, (c) statements and responses to urgent questions on the floor of Parliament, (d) in-person interviews at various media houses among others.”
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