Ghana to improve residential address system
By Awudu Salami Sule, Ghanadot
Accra, July 9, Ghanadot - House
numbering in Ghana has over the years created
problems for both locals and visitors and they find it
extremely difficult to locate their destination with its
number.
This is as a result of poor numbering of houses in the
country and many Ghanaians have call on the authorities
concern to bring to a halt the situation.
The Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development has
hinted that, a programme to improve the country's
residential address system will begin today, with the aim of
updating the country's data on housing to boost revenue
collection.
The plan, to be rolled out by the Ministry of Local
Government and Rural Development, will also facilitate
better planning and the execution of development programmes.
The Deputy Minister of Local Government and Rural
Development, Mr. Elvis Afriyie Ankrah, told reporters in
Accra yesterday that the exercise would have all houses in
the country properly numbered.
He said unlike elsewhere, the residential address system in
Ghana was so haphazardly done that it was almost impossible
for anyone to give accurate direction to visitors.
At a meeting to be held in Accra today to get the programme
on course, the experts will design plans for easy
identification of individual houses for the payment of
appropriate taxes from property owners.
Stakeholders to attend the meeting are the Town and Country
Planning, Accra, Metropolitan Assembly (AMA),
Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolitan Assembly, Tema Municipal
Assembly, Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly and other agencies.
Mr. Afriyie said the meeting would offer the opportunity to
the various stake holders to share ideas and learn from one
other to get the job done.
The deputy minister explained that as a developing country,
there was the need for Ghana to learn from countries that
had advanced in the area of development for the benefit of
her citizens.
Ghanadot
