Akufo-Addo to Tour Districts Affected by Akosombo Dam Spillage
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo will today tour districts severely hit by flooding caused by spillage from the Akosombo and Kpong dams in the Volta Region.
This was communicated by the Director of Communication at the Jubilee House, Eugene Arhin on Sunday night.
The tour follows the President’s return from the United States on Sunday, October 15, 2023.
“The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, will on Monday, 16th October 2023, visit the districts severely hit by the floods occasioned by the spillage of the Akosombo Dam.”
The statement by the Jubilee House official said he will be joined by the inter-ministerial committee set up to coordinate the government’s response to the situation.
Headed by the Chief of Staff, Aksua Frema Osei Opare, the Committee has members including the Minister for National Security, Kan Dapaah, the Minister for Interior, Ambrose Dery, the Minister for Defence, Dominic Nitiwul, the Minister for Energy, Matthew Opoku Prempeh, the Minister for Finance, Ken Ofori Atta, the Minister for Local Government, Dan Botwe and the Minister for Works and Housing, Francis Asenso Boakye.
The rest are the Minister for Roads and Highways, Kwaku Amoako Atta, the Minister for Environment, Kwaku Afriyie, the Minister for Sanitation, Freda Prempeh, the Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, Samuel Abu Jinapor and the Minister for Information, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah.
It is reported that over seven districts in the Greater Accra, Eastern and Volta regions have been affected by the spillage exercise by the Volta River Authority (VRA) which started on September 15, 2023.
Ghanaian Times reports that districts such as South Tongu, Central Tongu, North Tongu, Shai Osudoku, Anlo, Ada East and Asuogyaman are some of the hardest hit districts.
People have been forced to relocate while farmlands and other properties have been, if not completely, almost buried in the flood waters. Some lives have perished in the process as well.
