About GH¢8 billion worth of projects unfinished across Ghana - DACF

The Administrator of the District Assemblies Common Fund (DACF), Michael Harry Yamson, has disclosed that Ghana is currently burdened with nearly GH¢8 billion worth of uncompleted projects nationwide.

His comments follow growing concerns over abandoned projects across the country, with calls for improved accountability and better planning in the use of public funds.

Speaking during the visit of Vice President Prof. Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang to the DACF Secretariat on May 5, 2026, Yamson attributed the situation to a mix of political decisions and inadequate funding, which over the years have slowed development at the local level and left several projects abandoned.

“We now know that we are sitting with close to GH¢8 billion in unfinished projects all over Ghana. Partly due to politics and partly because the money is not there,” he said.

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According to him, many Metropolitan, Municipal, and District Assemblies (MMDAs) begin projects without securing the necessary financial resources to ensure completion.

“So, chief executives and assemblies will start projects not knowing where the money to finish them will come from. And also because their allocations were very low. Now their allocations are bigger than ever,” he explained.

The DACF Administrator noted that government is now prioritizing the completion of ongoing projects to prevent further waste of public resources and to ensure communities benefit from already initiated developments.

He stressed that stricter measures are being introduced to ensure new projects are only started when adequate funding is available.

“Now we are very clear you must finish projects once started. The government has made a commitment that we will tackle even the projects we came to meet,” he assured.

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