Kwaku Antwi-Boasiako writes: UK’s £39bn social housebuilding programme – Any lessons for Ghana?

The UK has announced a £39bn social housebuilding programme, to build 300,000 social and affordable homes across the nation. 70,000 social and affordable homes will be built in England over the next 10 years as part of an initial allocation of almost £10bn. (https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cnvly73jrrdo) Meanwhile in Ghana, our government in 2012 borrowed $200,000 to build 5,000 affordable housing units. As of 2026, fourteen (14) goddamn years later, our President, who was President when the…