The Ghana Chamber of Construction Industry (GCCI) has scheduled a meeting with stakeholders on July 7th to discuss the final stage of a report focused on addressing the growing issue of building collapse, particularly in the national capital.
Following the discussions, the industry intends to submit the report to the Ministry of Works and Housing for further action.
This upcoming meeting follows a previous gathering in May where the GCCI engaged with stakeholders regarding this pressing matter.
In an interview with the media, Emmanuel Cherry, the CEO of GCCI, shed light on the underlying causes behind the alarming rate of building collapses in the country.
“As we speak now, there are three thematic areas that characterize the entire report: design failure, regulatory enforcement failure, and construction and supervision failure. These three major thematic areas characterize the entire report.
Cherry stated that the report has been divided into its sections, and the objective now is to further expand on the recommendations as a whole.
In a recent incident on July 4th, a collapse took place in Assemblies, a suburb within the Ga South Municipality.
Tragically, two individuals lost their lives in the collapse, including the building’s owner, Hannah Lomotey, who passed away at the scene.
The building was originally intended to function as both a maternity facility and a health center.