Gideon Okyere

[rev_slider alias=”HON. ASENSO-BOAKYE OPENS CONFERENCE ON WEST AFRICA’S PRECAST AND CONCRETE INDUSTRY”] The Minister for Works and Housing, Hon. Francis Asenso-Boakye (MP) opened the 1st International Concrete Conference with a call on international investors to consider the endless opportunities that are available within the country’s building and construction industries. The sector Minister reiterated government’s commitment […]

[rev_slider alias=”DEVELOP DRAINAGE MASTERPLAN TO ADDRESS FLOODING ISSUES- HON. ASENSO-BOAKYE TO GHANA HYDRO BOARD”] The Minister for Works and Housing, Hon. Francis Asenso-Boakye (MP) had charged the Governing Board of the newly established Ghana Hydrological Authority to assist in developing a drainage masterplan that will be crucial in the country to address the perennial flooding

[rev_slider alias=”HON. ASENSO-BOAKYE CAUTIONS AGAINST INAPPROPRIATE WASTE DISPOSAL BEHAVIOURS AHEAD OF THE RAINY SEASON”] The Minister for Works and Housing, Hon. Francis Asenso-Boakye has cautioned against the inappropriate ways of disposing off solid waste in drainage channels as the country braces itself for the onset of the rainy season.  Despite the successes chalked in the

[rev_slider alias=”FLOOD EARLY WARNING SYSTEM TO BE DEPLOYED IN FLOOD-RISK COMMUNITIES – HON. ASENSO-BOAKYE”] The Minister for Works and Housing, Hon. Francis Asenso-Boakye has disclosed that people living in communities prone to the menace of flooding will have the benefit of advance notice of flooding in order to take steps and protect their lives and

[rev_slider alias=”TACKLING PERENNIAL FLOODING: 785 BUILDINGS ON WATERWAYS EARMARKED FOR DEMOLITION”] About Seven Hundred and Eighty-Five (785) buildings identified to be cited on waterways have been earmarked for demolition in the La Dade-Kotopon Municipal Assembly as part of efforts by the government to address the menace of flooding in Accra.  The demolition exercise, which is

[rev_slider alias=”ENSURE STRICT COMPLIANCE TO BUILDING REGULATIONS – HON. ASENSO-BOAKYE TO MMDAS”] The Works and Housing Minister, Hon. Francis Asenso-Boakye (MP) has called on Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies (MMDAs) to be mindful of their respective mandate to ensure that permit applications for new buildings in their area of jurisdictions are thoroughly scrutinized to ensure

[rev_slider alias=”ADDRESSING PERENNIAL FLOODING: HON. ASENSO-BOAKYE BRIEFS PARLIAMENT ON PROJECTS”] The Minister for Works and Housing, Hon. Francis Asenso-Boakye has assured residents of flood prone communities of government’s commitments to ensure that the needed drainage infrastructure are provided to alleviate the occurrences of perennial flooding associated with the onset of the rainy season. The Minister

[rev_slider alias=”RENT ASSISTANCE SCHEME WILL BE KEY TO REDUCING THE HOUSING DEFICIT- ASENSO-BOAKYE”] The Minister for Works and Housing, Hon. Francis Asenso-Boakye (MP) has expressed optimism that the implementation of the new National Rent Assistance Scheme (NRAS) intended to support deserving households, especially the youth to access decent rental accommodation and to effectively protect them

[rev_slider alias=”RA-CONGLOMERATE, OTHERS ASKED TO STOP CONSTRUCTION ON WETLANDS AS WORKS AND HOUSING MINISTER INSPECTS DRAINAGE PROJECTS AHEAD OF THE RAINY SEASON”] The Minister for Works and Housing, Hon. Francis Asenso-Boakye has directed the Ledzokuku Municipal Assembly to take immediate steps to stop ongoing building construction works by some private developers on the Kpeshie Lagoon

[rev_slider alias=”NATIONAL TENANTS UNION COMMENDS GOVERNMENT FOR IMPLEMENTING RENTAL ASSISTANCE SCHEME”] The Secretary-General of the National Tenants Union of Ghana, Frederick Opoku has commended government for fulfilling its manifesto promise of implementing the National Rental Assistance Scheme, adding that the intervention will be a great relief to its numerous members from the burdensome rent payment