Quarm-LMI Consortium, appointed by the government to complete the stalled Saglemi Housing Project, has pledged to complete the over 1,500 housing units within 400 days for public sale.Managing Director of the consortium, Kofi Adabor Ofori-Amanfo, stated that thorough structural tests would be conducted to confirm the stability of the existing buildings.

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He also mentioned plans to rework parts of the structures to ensure they meet high safety and quality standards.Speaking to the media after a visit to the Ningo Traditional Council, Mr. Ofori-Amanfo highlighted that the reengineering efforts aim to restore confidence in the project. The Saglemi Housing Project, initially intended to reduce Ghana's housing deficit, has faced significant setbacks and controversies over the years.

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“Tentatively, we are looking at around 400 days to make sure that the whole place is completed for sale to people. Currently, we inherited the shell structures. And some of them will go through structural integrity tests to make sure that we are not going to sell back to society, something that might just break within time.“You know, this development has been left for more than seven years.

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A lot of them have gone through bad weather conditions. Some areas had some flooding that is prone to the environment there. So we need to do a lot of re-engineering over there.”

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