The Minister of Works, Housing and Water Resources, Ahmed Ibrahim, has urged construction companies to engage qualified engineers and other professionals to supervise their projects and help prevent building collapses.
He said contractors must adhere to approved specifications and engage the right professionals to ensure the safety, quality and durability of their projects.
Speaking on the sidelines of the Stakeholders’ Consultative Forum on Structured Project Contracting and Subcontracting, organised by the Ghana National Chamber of Construction Industry on Thursday, September 17, 2026, Mr Ibrahim warned that failure to follow the required standards could create liabilities for contractors and put lives at risk.
“If you don’t do it with those specifications, the time and duration it will not last. The deferred liability will catch up with you,” he said.
The Minister expressed concern that some construction works were being undertaken without the necessary engineering expertise, raising questions about building safety.
He called for stricter professional requirements for construction companies, particularly those undertaking projects that require specialised expertise.
“It will do us a great good as a country if we insisted that before you engage or you have a construction company, one, either you have a professional engineer, structural engineer, architectural engineer, you hire them,” he said.
Mr Ibrahim further called for such professional requirements to be incorporated into government contracts to ensure that contractors engage qualified experts where necessary.
“If you are giving a contract, sometimes we specify that you need to employ them,” he added.
Source: Wesleyannews.com
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