Member of Parliament for North Tongu, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has announced his intention to submit a motion in parliament, requesting a comprehensive inquiry into the causes of the flooding in certain areas of the Volta Region.
He also emphasized that this investigation should be broadcast live, allowing the public to witness the circumstances surrounding the Akosombo Dam spillage.
These remarks came in response to a statement by the Minister of Sanitation and Water Resources, Freda Prempeh, which implied that residents in Mepe and other affected areas had declined evacuation.
Ablakwa criticized this statement as false and disrespectful and pledged to ensure a public investigation into the matter.
“We are filing a motion for a full-scale probe. It will be live on television, and we will know exactly what happened. All these blatant lies will be exposed. The officials who caused this will face the law and we will demand full compensation,” he said, as the report indicated.
The North Tongu MP further challenged the sanitation minister to show him the locations the government had designated before the Akosombo Dam began to leak water.
“These Akufo Addo ministers should stop adding insults to injuries; we are pained, depressed, and devastated. They should stop these things. We have had enough of their blatant lies; she should tell us when and the date. When did they come here? She herself—has she come here before? The people should move to where?
“She should show us where it was constructed for my people to move to; they refused to go. Was it the military, NADMO, or who?” he said.