Businessman and entrepreneur, Jerry Osei Amoah, affectionately called Nana Kobo, has expressed his resolve to help solve housing challenges in Ghana’s capital, Accra.

Housing deficit, a troubling situation in Accra, is caused by rapid urbanisation, high population growth, and income disparities.

Over the years, efforts have been made by the government to nip the situation in the bud, but to no avail, due to affordability.

Against this backdrop, the Managing Director of Nako Properties, Jerry Osei Amoah, has pledged his support to build 50 -100 single units and family-sized affordable units to solve accommodation problems in Accra.

He made this pledge during an interaction with a section of the media in Accra.

According to Osei Amoah, a lot of teachers, nurses, and even young doctors struggle with accommodation issues when they pass out or are posted to work in Accra.

"I have been thinking and having dreams of how to solve this issue and am happy God has made it possible for this opportunity to come through," he said.

He noted that this initiative will allow nurses, doctors, teachers, and even self-employed Ghanaians to have decent accommodation with their meagre income.

He said even though Nako Properties builds luxury homes for a certain class of people, it is important for private businesses to partner with the government to solve societal issues: "government alone can't solve all the issues."

Against this backdrop, he revealed that the right measures have been put in place for affordable housing to ease Accra's accommodation problems.

He concluded by saying that, with the innovative construction, rent schemes coupled with their strategic partnerships, there is hope for the housing sector in Ghana.