President Akufo-Addo has made a resolute commitment on behalf of the government to offer essential assistance to the flood victims in parts of the Eastern, Greater Accra, and Volta regions, who have been adversely affected by the release of excess water from the Kpong and Akosombo Dams.
President Akufo-Addo made this pledge during his visit to the impacted communities in Mepe and the surrounding areas on Monday, October 16.
The president also reassured the residents that the inter-ministerial committee he has established to address flood-related issues will not only determine immediate relief efforts for the victims but diligently focus on preventing the occurrence of such significant disasters in the future.
“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.”