The Minister for the Interior, Muntaka Mohammed-Mubarak, has inaugurated a 13-member Committee of Inquiry to investigate the causes of recent fatal building collapses across the country.
The Committee, established under the Ministry of the Interior, is expected to examine the circumstances leading to the incidents and recommend far-reaching reforms to strengthen regulatory oversight, public safety, accountability, and enforcement within the construction sector.
Speaking at the inauguration on Tuesday, June 16, the Minister said building collapses should not be viewed only as structural failures but as evidence of deeper institutional and regulatory lapses.
“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.
Muntaka charged the Committee to undertake its work with professionalism, independence, and integrity, and to produce practical, evidence-based recommendations that can be implemented to improve safety standards in the construction industry.
He further urged the members to help chart a new direction for safer construction practices and stronger regulatory enforcement, warning that impunity for unsafe building practices would no longer be tolerated.
Chairman of the Committee, Brigadier General B. F. Kusi, expressed appreciation to the Minister for the confidence reposed in the team and assured that the Committee would deliver a comprehensive report to guide national policy on building safety.
Ghana has recorded three major building collapses within a three-month period in 2026, leaving at least seven people dead and more than 20 others injured, all within the Greater Accra Region.
The incidents include a collapse at Avenor on June 7, 2026, which claimed three lives and left one person injured; Adenta New Site on June 3, 2026, which resulted in one death with four people rescued; and Accra New Town on March 29, 2026, which left three people dead and 20 others injured.
