On Wednesday, 31st July 2024, Hon. Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, the current Minister of Works and Housing in Ghana, had the honor of delivering the keynote address at the 2024 BUSIA Institute Lecture. The lecture, held at a prestigious venue, was themed “Housing the Future: Innovative Approaches to Rural Development in Ghana.”

In his address, Hon. Oppong Nkrumah highlighted the pressing need for a paradigm shift within Ghana’s housing sector to achieve substantial progress over the next 15 years. He proposed a comprehensive five-part solution to address the challenges and opportunities in rural housing development: