The Deputy Minister for Housing, Abdulai Abanga has come under fire for suggesting that the affordable housing project in Pusu-Namoo dubbed the Rock Estates is unfinished because there is no market for the yet-to-be-built housing units.
It would be recalled that Mr. Abanga, who doubles as MP for Binduri, disclosed that information available to him from the State Housing Company is that the Rock Estates Affordable Housing Project remains uncompleted because of disinterest from the people of the Upper East Region.
Speaking on the Day Break Upper East Show, Mr. Abdulai who doubles as the MP for the Binduri explained that while there are identifiable challenges with the completion of the project, the government’s commitment to completing the project is unwavering.
“Rock Estates is one of the projects that State Housing Company is pursuing in the Upper East Region by providing affordable housing for the people of the Upper East Region.”
“My checks with them indicate that, yes, they are eager to develop that project but what they have realised is that there is a lack of interest or market for those estates for now. They are trying to find to stimulate the market or to find another location or maybe bring up new locations to be able to develop more houses for the region.”
But speaking on the Day Break Upper East Show today, Mr. Abdallah Salifu said what the Minister said, cannot be true.
“The Minister has to come again. He said why? There is a lack of market? He should not even go there. In fact, there are three estate companies in that area. All of them, they do not have a house standing, as we speak, waiting to be bought.”
“All the houses have been bought. I just want to plead with him. We know that government as we speak is cash strapped. He could have said that and saved all of us,” he said.
Source: A1radioonline.com|101.1MHz|Mark Kwasi Ahumah Smith|Ghana
