Ghanaian Man Demands KSh 950,000k After Former Fiancée Sells House Built With His Money

• Philip Asumang, a Ghanaian man working in Dubai, is demanding GH¢100,000 (approximately KSh 950,000) after his former fiancée sold a house he says he financed and built on her mother’s land
• The dispute began after the couple’s relationship ended while Philip was working overseas and sending money home for construction
• His former fiancée, Florence, confirmed the sale but said her family was owed money for his travel expenses and that some of the proceeds were needed for her younger sister’s education

A Ghanaian man working in Dubai has appealed for compensation after discovering that his former fiancée had sold a house he says he paid to build on land belonging to her mother.

Philip Asumang brought the dispute to Oyerepa Afutuo, a Ghanaian television programme that addresses domestic, family and relationship conflicts. During the programme, which aired on October 22, 2026, he explained how a relationship that began around 2020 ended in a disagreement over the property.

Philip is demanding GH¢100,000 (approximately KSh 950,000), which he says represents the amount he spent on the house project.

How Philip met his former fiancée

Philip said he first met Florence through her mother, popularly known as Maa Vic, around 2020. At the time, Philip and Maa Vic were both involved in the bread trade in Ghana’s Ashanti Region.

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Their friendship developed, and Maa Vic eventually offered to introduce him to one of her daughters. After Philip struggled to choose during an initial meeting, Maa Vic selected Florence for him.

Florence initially rejected Philip’s marriage proposal, but her mother encouraged her to reconsider. The pair eventually began a relationship.

As part of the arrangement, Maa Vic offered them a portion of her land on which they could build a home when they were financially able to do so.

Philip travels to Dubai and sends money for the house

According to the account presented on the programme, Florence told Philip that her mother had met a travel agent at church who could help him secure an opportunity to work abroad.

Philip subsequently moved to Dubai and began sending money to Ghana to finance the construction of the house on the land his future mother-in-law had offered.

However, after the house was completed, Florence ended the relationship.

Maa Vic initially proposed a possible settlement under which the land would be divided, allowing Philip to retain the house while Florence received a separate portion.

Before that arrangement could be formalised, Philip said he received a phone call informing him that Florence had already sold the property as reported by YEN News.

Ghanaian man demands KSh 950,000 in compensation

Philip returned to Ghana to address the dispute and made his financial demand clear during the television programme.

“What I need right now is that I need my GH¢100,000 that I spent on the project from them,” he said.

He also explained that his spending during the relationship and on the house exceeded GH¢100,000 (approximately KSh 950,000).

Philip further stated that Florence had maintained a decision to abstain from sexual relations until marriage throughout their relationship, a boundary he said he respected.

The dispute became more complicated when Maa Vic reportedly claimed during a subsequent meeting that Philip owed her money.

Florence explains why the house was sold

Florence confirmed during the programme that she had ended the relationship and that the house had been sold.

She said her family had lent Philip GH¢12,000 (approximately KSh 114,000) to cover expenses associated with his travel to Dubai. She also explained that part of the proceeds from the property sale was needed to support her younger sister’s education.

Florence said she was willing to return some money to Philip, but maintained that the land belonged to her and that the amount owed to her family needed to be deducted from any repayment.

“For the money, I will give it to him because I have indicated that earlier, but the land that the house is on is mine, so I need part of the money from it after deducting the money that we borrowed from him."

Philip, however, maintains that GH¢100,000 (approximately KSh 950,000) is the minimum amount he will accept to settle the dispute.

The disagreement centres on the money Philip says he invested in the house, the ownership of the land on which it was built, and the competing financial claims raised by the two families. The account provided does not indicate that a final settlement has been reached.

The YouTube video is below:

Source: TUKO.co.ke