A viral video of the ‘abandoned’ Saglemi Housing project has sparked fury on social media with a #OccupySaglemiNow campaign being waged to ‘force’ government to make use of the project.
Some Ghanaians on social media have in several tweets appealed to government to save the public purse by utilizing the project.
They are incensed that while a significant size of Ghanaians face accommodation problems, the project which has thousands of available rooms are being left to rot.
The $280million project commenced under the Mahama administration to construct 5,000 housing units at Saglemi in the Ningo-Prampram project.
The project however faced some difficulty following the exit of the Mahama government in 2016.
The Akufo-Addo government, despite assuring Ghanaians of their commitment in completing the project has among other things questioned the infrastructural integrity of the project.
Former Works and Housing Minister Samuel Atta Kyea also levelled some corruption allegation against some members of the former government who worked on the project.
“The Institute of surveyors are ready to do us some good job, and when we finish, we’ll be able to use the audit for two purposes. To get a new contractor to complete the structures for human habitation and also, refer the matter to the appropriate bodies for criminal prosecution because from our perspective, there’s been misappropriation of funds.”
He added, “This will certainly be done before December 7. This is one of the major, top-most priorities of my ministry and it will be soon….We can complete about 1,500 and then begin the role-out of the rest of the houses so that we hit the 5,000 units that were the original intent of the contract”.
In March this year, Atta Kyea’s successor, Francis Asenso-Boakye after a tour of the facility, said government was committed to ensuring its completion.
“The intention of the project is good but we just had challenges with the implementation, but I can assure you that I am ready to forgo the past and look forward to all available ways to complete the project”.
He added: “Government is very committed to ending the growing housing deficit and we believe so much that this will go a long way to help”.
Below are some tweets
So the government is watching for all this houses to go to waste all bcos it was not built by them. ???????????? #OccupySaglemiNow pic.twitter.com/hoOrDuiKIk
— APAPU SEXY ???????????????????????? (@Bra_Abele) April 26, 2021
Honestly yeah !? Aside free SHS which has sucked up all of our finances and indebted us what at all has NPP done for this country !!? Low key Mahama is way way better than Nana koraaaa even though I wasn’t so enthused by his government! #OccupySaglemiNowpic.twitter.com/LscgqctuIl
— Jesus Saves ????????❤️ (@GhanaSocialU) April 26, 2021
If you cannot build one, open the one built for public use. Don't be that wicked!! #OccupySaglemiNow pic.twitter.com/7efTwQqBsy
— MPK (@MPKwarteng_) April 26, 2021
It’s been 1year since you said this,we have come to realize you can’t build,so open Saglemi Housing Project for us! #OccupySaglemiNow pic.twitter.com/qfaTVEBu9a
— ANNAN PERRY ARHIN (@AnnanPerry) April 26, 2021
#OccupySaglemiNow What exactly is happening.? It’s really unfortunate this is happening. Let’s occupy Saglemi Now!! pic.twitter.com/XIdBEggYmj
— Papa J Jnr (@Undrewood46) April 26, 2021
#OccupySaglemiNow Many Poor Citizens Are Sleeping Outside In Open Air,But Becus Of Politics,Selfishness,Lies n Wickedness Dis Housing Units Projects Has Been Left By Dis Npp Govt To Rot,Dis Projects Belongs To Ghana n We Cannot Sit Quiet n Watching Dis Clueless Npp To Let It Rot pic.twitter.com/XGzWhIMC3g
— Big Daddy Cee (@BigDaddyCee7) April 26, 2021
#OccupySaglemiNow Hypocrite Opinion Leaders,Becus Of Favouritism,They're Not Talking n Blaming Dis Npp Govt,Becus Jdm n Ndc Administration Built Dis Almost 1600 Homes To Solve Our Housing Problems,Clueless n Corrupt Nana Addo n His Criminal Gang Had Neglected Dis Houses To Rot pic.twitter.com/6yMQmXA6iY
— Big Daddy Cee (@BigDaddyCee7) April 26, 2021
Ghana ! Why do we let partizan politics ruin this beautiful country? Continuity of projects and programme is always a problem. As for me and family, we are occupying first row second house????#OccupySaglemiNow Nana Addo pic.twitter.com/ojlpcst3gI
— #BbNaijaReunion (@OfficialCruizT) April 26, 2021
As you are pushing for #OccupySaglemiNow you must also state the $120million that meant to complete the project but was mismanaged by @JDMahama and @OfficialNDCGh. The current minister @BoakyeAsensoba has promised to complete the project pic.twitter.com/ASEWkfKBDd
— Adom Kofi Emmanuel (@adomkofiemma) April 26, 2021
Let's #OccupySaglemiNow #OccupySaglemi without their permission. pic.twitter.com/IBZe9y6QD4
— Jay Sneak. (@jaysneakgh) April 26, 2021
Millions of dollars were spent on the Saglemi housing project so why do we have to let the houses rot? No way and we shall #OccupySaglemiNow
— Yartey ???????????????? (@kingyartz) April 26, 2021
We pay taxes and our taxes go to waste governments are unwilling to complete projects started by previous govnts. Watching for all this houses to go to waste all bcos it was not built by this government is sickening. ???????????? #OccupySaglemiNow pic.twitter.com/1q3c7bG2ND
— Fairchild???? (@TheFairchild_) April 26, 2021
Atta Akyea, Prez Akufo Addo’s cousin was the Minister of Water Resources Works and Housing for 4 years.And not a single housing project was undertaken.Mahama’s govt spent a fortune of the tax payers money to do this & bcos of skin pain, Opana says it shd rot! #OccupySaglemiNow pic.twitter.com/ZA74zHa1rg
— #Kwame Rikki ???????????????????????? (@ricword4u) April 26, 2021
Sir Sam Jonah was right, culture of silence now worse than military regime. Thanks to Nana Addo #OccupySaglemiNow
— Kim Mich (@JUSTICE4SALE) April 25, 2021
Akufo Addo is using politics to destroy state property YET using same politics to acquire properties for himself and family. The Saglemi housing project belongs to the taxpayer. #OccupySaglemiNow
— King Louis (@LouieXiii131) April 26, 2021
What wrong has the Ghanaians citizens committed that this government wants their tax money get wasted. Wickedness or arrogance on the part of the government. How can you see this beautiful projects rot!!!! Why!!!!! What’s the problem!!! ????#OccupySaglemiNow pic.twitter.com/WQcoKlOQbl
— Papa J Jnr (@Undrewood46) April 26, 2021
