His Excellency the Vice President, Alhaji Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, visited the Rent Control Department to familiarize himself with operations of the Department. H.E. Alhaji Dr. Bawumia, was accompanied by the Minister for Works and Housing, Hon. Samuel Atta Akyea, his Deputy, Hon. Barbara Asher Ayisi, the Chief Director, Mr. Solomon Asoalla, and some officials from […]

The Hon. Minister of Works and Housing, Samuel Atta Akyea, has inspected some flood- prone areas in Accra. The inspection was to enable him assess the situation on the ground following the downpour on Saturday. The Minister inspected the Odaw River at Circle, drains at Kasoa toll booth, Kasoa Old Barrier and Madina Redco. Addressing

The Hon. Minister of Works and Housing, Samuel Atta Akyea, has urged Ghanaians to undertake voluntary desilting of chocked gutters in their communities to avoid flooding during the rains. He said the Ghana Meteorological Agency has indicated that there would be heavy downpour this year and therefore, there is the need to put necessary measures

The Hon. Minister of Works and Housing, Samuel Atta Akyea, joined the people of Chorkor in the Accra Metropolitan area for voluntary desilting of chocked gutters in the community. This follows the call by the Minister during a press briefing at the Ministry of Information where he appealed to Ghanaians to embark on voluntary national

ATTA AKYEA URGES GHANAIANS TO BE ENVIRONMENTALLY RESPONSIBLE TO PREVENT FLOODING  The Hon. Minister of Works and Housing, Samuel Atta Akyea, has urged Ghanaians to be environmentally responsible in order to help reduce filth and curb the recurrent flooding during the rainy seasons.  Hon. Atta-Akyea expressed concern about the attitude of some Ghanaians who dispose

WORKS AND HOUSING MINISTRY ORGANIZES TALK ON COMMUNICATION FOR STAFF Communication is the life wire of an organization.  It plays an important role in the development of an organization as it fosters good working relationship between Management and Staff which in turn increases efficiency and productivity. It is for this reason that the Ministry of

WORKS AND HOUSING MINISTER CALLS FOR EMBRACEMENT OF NEW TECHNOLOGY IN HOUSING The Honourable Minister of Works and Housing, Samuel Atta Akyea, has called for embracement of new technologies in the housing industry in order to reduce the cost of building and long period it takes to build a house. The Minister was speaking at

WORKS AND HOUSING MINISTER INAUGURATES COMMITTEE ON HOUSING The Honourable Minister of Works and Housing, Samuel Atta Akyea, has inaugurated National Committee on Affordable Housing at the Ministry in Accra. This follows Government’s 2019 Budget approval to establish a National Mortgage and Housing Finance Scheme to provide financing towards the residential housing across the country

WORKS AND HOUSING MINISTER ADDRESSES NATIONAL POLICY SUMMIT The Honourable Minister of Works and Housing, Samuel Atta Akyea, has assured Ghanaians of Government’s commitment to contain the perennial flooding in the country in order to protect lives and properties. He said even though it is not feasible for the Ministry to completely end perennial flooding

CHINESE INVESTORS VISIT WORKS AND HOUSING MINISTRY A 3-member delegation from China-Africa Capacity Cooperation Innovation and Development Group, namely Wang Zhucai, Dee Zhang and Zhan Yi Peng today visited the Ministry of Works and Housing in Accra.The visit is to explore opportunities in the Government Affordable Housing project, real estate and construction. Honourable Deputy Ministers,