The Minority in Parliament is urging the government to take immediate action to address the needs of flood disaster victims by relocating them to the Saglemi housing project. Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson, the Minority Leader, emphasized the importance of providing proper housing for the affected people during a tour of the flooded communities on Friday, October 20, 2023.
Dr Forson stated, “We have Saglemi sitting idle, the government must ensure that they house the people of these 11 affected communities for this constituency properly. We are suggesting that as a matter of urgency, they can relate them temporarily to the Saglemi Housing project.”
In addition to their concern for the affected communities, the Minority expressed disappointment with the Volta River Authority’s (VRA) approach to providing relief support. Dr Forson criticized the VRA’s lack of community engagement and expressed their intention to investigate the matter further.
“We are disappointed in the Volta River Authority, we believe that their conduct has not been good enough, they have not engaged communities and we in the NDC particularly in Parliament, will investigate this matter.”
“We urge the Energy Committee from our side to start the process of instituting a probe into this matter immediately. Aside from this, we also believe that the VRA has not been proactive, after causing this man-made disaster their donations are coming in in trickles. A strong institution such as VRA should have done better what they are doing, we urge them to also start.”
Thousands of residents living along the Volta River have been displaced after their homes were submerged following the spillage of excess water from the Akosombo and Kpong Dams.
