The representative of the Ningo Prampram constituency in Parliament has made a resolute commitment to address any private developer attempting to approach the Saglemi housing project.
In his perspective, he sees the government’s choice to hand over the project to private developers as a stratagem to perpetrate theft against the nation.
During an appearance on JoyNews on August 8, 2023, Sam George expressed the emotional impact of witnessing the current state of the project, given that he had been present alongside former President John Mahama to inaugurate Saglemi.
“Saglemi is a pain in my heart, every time I drive by the place and I see the structure because, in 2016, I was with President Mahama when he took us there to commission Saglemi. When we got there, we saw it, there was life. And now to see the footage that shows the state of Saglemi is painful, it is heartbreaking.
“I am the member of Parliament for Ningo-Prampram, any private developer that comes there should be prepared to fight with me. We will fight them. I will carry out the warning that has been sounded by the flagbearer. Any private developer who thinks he is taking this as a gift from the government and wants to sell this to themselves,” he said.
Commenced in 2012 with the aim of providing 5,000 housing units at an overall expenditure of US$200 million, the Saglemi Housing project’s progress has been modest, with only 1,506 of the intended 5,000 units underway.
Concurrently, the government has unveiled a new housing endeavor, involving private developers, that seeks to erect 14,000 housing units.
This scenario has sparked apprehensions regarding the perceived neglect of the Saglemi Housing project.