President Joseph Nyuma Boakai’s government has approved a $300 million housing plan to build up to 5,000 affordable homes for civil servants. The initiative is aligned with the administration’s ARREST Agenda for Inclusive Development, and was endorsed at the 26th Cabinet meeting held on Thursday at the Executive Mansion in Monrovia.
Presented by Dr. Josiah F. Joekai Jr., director general of the Civil Service Agency (CSA) and chair of the Special Presidential Housing Committee, the project layout begins with an initial phase of 600 housing units.
The Ministry of Public Works has completed technical drawings and structural specifications covering four housing models with two and three-bedroom floor plans.
LARIX Company Limited is the designated developer and financial partner. Before groundbreaking, the administration will complete technical, legal and financial due diligence to finalize a definitive partnership agreement.
Eligible civil servants across all salary grades will be able to take out mortgages of up to 20 years, repaid through payroll deductions.
“Access to affordable housing helps public servants transition from renting to homeownership, significantly boosting employee morale, retention, and productivity across ministries and agencies,” Dr. Joekai said.
The project is expected to create up to 6,000 skilled and unskilled jobs, with about 90% of unskilled labor roles reserved for locals.
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Youth Pathway Hubs and other proposals endorsed
The cabinet also endorsed three proposals from the Ministry of Youth and Sports under Liberia’s Youth, Peace and Security framework.
These include Youth Pathway Hubs in all 15 counties, offering community-based access to technical training, technology innovation centers, creative arts studios, theaters, and sports facilities, a Youth Impact Compact designed to foster inter-ministerial synergy, streamlining resource pooling and collaborative planning for youth empowerment and an Annual State of the Youth Report to improve governmental research capabilities and data collection concerning young Liberians.
Youth and Sports Minister Cornelia Wonkerleh Kruah said the hubs will facilitate decentralising of vital resources, giving young citizens direct access to modern tools, arts, and athletics right where they live.
The Special Presidential Housing Committee, co-chaired by the National Investment Commission in coordination with the Ministries of Finance, State for Presidential Affairs, Public Works, the Liberia Land Authority, and the National Housing Authority, will oversee the project execution.
By bridging the gap between affordable housing and youth development, President Boakai’s administration continues to lay a solid foundation for sustainable, inclusive growth across Liberia.
