David Ackah
Texila’s School of Business Management (SOBM) | Texila American University
Email: drackah@ipmp.edu.gh | drdavidackah@gmail.com
Abstract
Many reasons have been cited for foundation of project letdown in Ghana and Ghanaian government projects in particular. These include socio-political, economic, technological, knowledge, macro- and micro-global, and project management education, among others. The next sub-section discusses this foundation in detail. Ghana’s projects have suffered several setbacks such as total abandonment and delays in the past, mainly due to financial difficulties. Groundwater projects, which are the main source of water for rural dwellers, have witnessed delays mainly because of the difficulty in making monthly payments for completed work. Payment delays sometimes result in project abandonment in Ghana, and, in some extreme circumstances, contractors go bankrupt. In some circumstances, the project fails to commence after initial planning. For example, the quest by the Ghanaian government to build 30,000 houses for the security forces (police, military, and customs) to improve the security personnel’s living conditions has proven that lack of finance can cause good intentions to come to no avail. The project was initiated and approved by parliament but failed to commence due to the government’s inability to secure a loan from the South Korean STX Company. The government’s letdown to secure the loan meant that the government had no choice but to abandon the project.
Keywords: Project Letdown and Neglect Project in Ghana
