Member of Parliament for Ningo-Prampram, Sam Nartey George, has alleged that police officers were caught by his constituents stealing building materials worth $7m dollars from the site of the Saglemi housing project.
He explained that the site was abandoned while some police and national security officers were deployed to protect the project.
But it came out that they were rather stealing items like tiles, cables and pipes that were meant for completing the project.
He narrated how his constituents were constantly complaining about the theft case to him but he refused to believe them until one day at 1:00am, when they finally managed to get hold of the officers in the act of stealing.
Narrating the incident, the outspoken MP said he received a call, drove to the site, and matched the officers to the police station.
“Over $7m of building materials has been stolen by this government. They abondoned the site, put national security and police officers on the site that they are protecting the site.”
“At 1:00am, so called police officers with a KIA bongo truck had $7m loaded tiles, sanitary wears, toilet bowls and all from the site. We took them to the Tsopoli police station. From there we matched them to the regional police command.”
But according to Sam George, “the case died” because the officers confessed to police authorities that their commander sent them to come for the items.
This revelation was made during an engagement with the media on Tuesday, August 8, 2023.
The MP, thus, has accused the Tsopoli police command of failing to perform their duties since they did not ensure the prosecution of the perpetrators.
Saglemi Housing Project is a public housing project located in Prampram in the Ningo Prampram District in the Greater Accra Region.
It was initiated in 2012 by the National Democratic Congress (NDC) under the John Mahama-administration to ease the accommodation deficit in Ghana.
In April 2019, the former Minister for Works and Housing, Samuel Atta Akyea, hinted at the government’s decision to terminate the housing project.
But President Akufo-Addo, on Tuesday, August 1, held a sod-cutting ceremony to kickstart the construction of 8,000 units of affordable houses with support from the private sector.
Source: The Independent Ghana | Amanda Cartey