{
  "id": 3247792,
  "title": "What is wrong with us as a country? Ahmed Ibrahim bemoans Ghana’s slow progress in addressing housing deficit",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/what-is-wrong-with-us-as-a-country-ahmed-ibrahim-bemoans-ghanas-slow",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-25T11:10:58.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Adom Online",
    "slug": "adom-online",
    "url": "https://www.adomonline.com/what-is-wrong-with-us-as-a-country-ahmed-ibrahim-bemoans-ghanas-slow-progress-in-addressing-housing-deficit/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Ahmed Ibrahim, the newly appointed Minister for Works, Housing and Water Resources, has expressed concern over Ghana's slow progress in tackling its housing deficit. He questioned why the nation is lagging behind its neighbor, Ivory Coast, which is constructing 50,000 houses while Ghana is only building 15,000. Speaking at the handover ceremony, where he took over from Hon. Kenneth Gilbert Adjei, Ibrahim emphasized that addressing the country's housing, flooding, and water challenges requires a collective national effort and significant financial support. He stressed the importance of buy-in from all stakeholders, particularly the Finance Minister, asserting that without their support, the Ministry's efforts are futile. Ibrahim called for transparency and teamwork, lamenting that past silo operations have impeded progress. He reassured the outgoing Minister and staff that he would not abandon ongoing initiatives and would build upon their work to propel the sector and the country forward.",
  "summary": "The newly reassigned Minister for Works, Housing and Water Resources, Ahmed Ibrahim, has bemoaned Ghana’s slow progress in addressing its housing deficit, questioning why the country is struggling while its neighbour makes giant strides. “What is wrong with us as a country? Ivory Coast is building 50,000 houses while Ghana is unable to build 15,000 […]",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Adom Online",
        "title": "Kenneth Adjei hands over Works, Housing and Water Resources Ministry to Ahmed Ibrahim",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/kenneth-adjei-hands-over-works-housing-and-water-resources-ministry",
        "published": "2026-08-25T10:55:08.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}