We’re not responsible for Akosombo Dam spillage disaster – GMA

The Ghana Meteorological Agency (GMA) has indicated it cannot take the blame for the disaster caused during the spillage of the Akosombo Dam.

According to the the Director-General of the Agency, Eric Asuman, it issued a prior notice to the Volta River Authority (VRA) and the victims before the action begun adding, “that was early enough for anybody to watch and be prepared and take the necessary precautions”.

“Our forecast indicated that we were going to have an above-normal forecast. That was early enough for anybody to watch and be prepared and take the necessary precautions. It couldn’t have been the fact that GMA didn’t give them information. We did, and the news came that we were being blamed. If you talk to the right people at VRA, they will tell you that couldn’t have been the problem of GMA,” he said.

In September 2023, more than 30,000 were stranded after excess water was spilled from the Akosombo and Kpong dams by the Volta River Authority (VRA).