The government has set up a 13-member Committee of Inquiry to investigate the recent wave of fatal building collapses that have claimed lives and left several others injured across the country.
The committee was inaugurated by the Minister for the Interior, Muntaka Mohammed-Mubarak, on Tuesday, June 16, with a mandate to uncover the causes of the incidents and recommend measures to improve safety standards in Ghana’s construction sector.
Speaking at the inauguration, the Interior Minister said building collapses should not be seen as isolated structural failures but as signs of deeper problems within the country’s regulatory and enforcement systems.
“The collapse of a building is not merely a structural failure. It is often a failure of systems, processes, oversight and accountability. We owe it to the victims and future generations to ensure that the lessons from these incidents lead to meaningful reforms,” he stated.
Mr. Muntaka urged the committee members to carry out their work with professionalism, independence and integrity, stressing that their recommendations must be practical and capable of preventing future tragedies.
He also warned that unsafe building practices and negligence within the construction industry would no longer be tolerated.
Chairman of the committee, Brigadier General B. F. Kusi, thanked the government for the confidence reposed in the team and assured that a comprehensive report would be submitted to help shape future policies on building safety.
The move comes after a series of tragic building collapses in the Greater Accra Region this year.
On June 7, a building collapse at Avenor claimed three lives and left one person injured. Just days earlier, another structure collapsed at Adenta New Site on June 3, resulting in one death while four people were rescued.
Earlier in the year, on March 29, a building collapse at Accra New Town killed three people and injured more than 20 others.
In total, at least seven people have lost their lives and over 20 others have been injured in three major building collapse incidents recorded within just three months.
The government says the committee’s findings will help strengthen accountability, improve regulatory oversight and ensure safer construction practices across the country.
