Source: newsthemegh.com
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has vowed that the government will do everything in its power to help those who have been affected by floods in the Volta region as a result of the overflow of the Kpong and Akosombo Dams.
President Akufo-Addo gave the impacted communities the assurance that every effort would be made to provide the necessary assistance during his visit to residents of Mepe and the adjacent districts on Monday, October 16, 2023, to examine the extent of the destruction brought on by the leakage.
The President announced that an inter-ministerial group he established is tackling issues related to flooding.
The committee will decide on immediate assistance for the victims and put plans in place to stop similar major calamities in the future.
He said “The coordination is about the immediate and the most important thing was to ensure the life of people and that is why 9 centres were established for all the displaced people and all the people in these 9 centres have been provided relief items by NADMO, and it is NADMO’s intention to continue to provide relief items. Apart from what NADMO is doing, we must also think about the future.
“I am aware that you are a farming people and the people who are farming on the banks of the rivers and had their crops destroyed, one of the things the Ministry of Agriculture, Ministry of Finance and the Office of the President are going to do is to work together with the district assemblies to decide the exact support we have to give to you when the water has gone away.
“And this is why I am saying that the Committee is working in several phases, one being to provide immediate relief, and then to prevent such happening in the future and I want you to know the government is going to do everything in its powers to assist to ensure everything is all right.”
“Let everybody know that politics does not come into the issue when things like this occur and government acts. When I took the oath I took it on behalf of everyone in Ghana. And whether they voted for me or not, I’m the president of the people.”
The Volta Region is currently home to thousands of displaced individuals due to the flooding of several settlements. The Volta River Authority’s excessive water release from the Akosombo dam is what caused the floods.