Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, the Member of Parliament (MP) for North Tongu, has reaffirmed that the country needs everyone to be involved in solving the situation and has also asked the government to declare a state of emergency in order to bring attention to citizens impacted by the Akosombo Dam spillage.
The spilling from the dam, which started last month, has forced more than 12,000 people to find new homes.
The administration has been urged by several entities to treat the problem urgently.
Ablakwa, whose seat is one of the worst impacted, gave an update on the flooding situation in the North Tongu seat and lamented the government’s response to the crisis.
He said in an interview on Citi FM on Tuesday that declaring a state of emergency was critical because “it will then make resources available. Everybody is going to sit up because so far it’s been a very lethargic approach by leadership, very lackadaisical. You don’t get the sense that there is real mobilization. So that declaration is going to jolt people out of slumber and everybody is going to get to work.”
Mr Ablakwa explained that “we need an all hands-on deck approach. And so far, NADMO appears to be struggling… This requires urgency and we are getting frustrated.”
The lawmaker said that he has learned that other nations are only willing to assist Ghana if the president issues a state of emergency in the affected areas.
Source: Mybrytfmonline.com/Joseph Asare
