On March 6, after the 68th Independence Day celebration, President John Dramani Mahama visited victims of tidal wave devastation.
John Mahama paid a visit to Salakope and Agavedzi in the Ketu South Municipality of the Volta region.
During his visit, President Mahama walked through the affected areas, witnessing firsthand the destruction.
Addressing the affected communities, President Mahama acknowledged their suffering, saying, “I understand your pain and frustration. This is a heartbreaking situation, and I want to assure you that the government is doing everything possible to ensure that a lasting solution is found. You are not forgotten,” he stated.
“We want you to know that the government has not forgotten about you, we are going to do everything possible to make sure that we ameliorate the plight that you are going through.”
President John Dramani Mahama during his visit also fired shots at Ghana Gas for poor resettlement efforts for victims of tidal waves in the Volta Regionwork.
According to President John Mahama, he heard the project was being financed by Ghana Gas.
He noted that the project was not well thought through and was shoddy work.
John Mahama added that the project site for the resettlement is being built in a flood area and so those buildings are not fit for purpose.
Speaking to the affected victims of the tidal waves in the Volta Region, John Mahama stated, “Before we came here, we went to the resettlement project that I believe or I’ve heard is being financed by Ghana Gas. I don’t think the project was well thought through. The work is shoddy, and even the area where the resettlement is being built is a flood area.
“And so if it floods, it will affect those buildings too, and so those buildings are not fit for purpose”, he added.
John Mahama further revealed, that his government would start the building of phase two of the defence wall and would also resettle those whose houses have been affected.
“There are two things we need to do—start the building of phase two of the defence wall, but at the same time, resettle those whose houses have been affected,” Mahama stated.
John Mahama’s comments come after he visited Agavedzi and other affected areas, where he evaluated the destruction triggered by recent tidal waves that displaced over 300 residents and destroyed several homes.
Meanwhile, reports suggest over 600 people are without homes in the communities of Amutinu, Agavedzi, and Salakope.
