President John Dramani Mahama has fired shots at Ghana Gas for poor resettlement efforts for victims of tidal waves in the Volta Region.
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.
Reports suggests over 600 people are without homes in the communities of Amutinu, Agavedzi, and Salakope.
Mahama tripes comes after James Gunu, the Volta Regional Minister spent the night with tidal wave victims in Ketu South.
In a social media post, James Gunu clarified that his decision to spend the night at the provisional shelter provided for the victims was to better comprehend their struggles.
He asserted that is important for him to feel what they are feeling even as they formulate and implement the permanent solution.
James Gunu stated, “I’ll be spending the night with the good people of Agavedzi-Salakɔƒe-Amutinu. It is important for us to feel what they feel even as we formulate and implement the permanent solution”.
Meanwhile, the people of Ketu South are once again fighting the destructive effects of coastal erosion as tidal waves continue to destroy their homes and farmlands, leaving many displaced and desperate for help.
Tourism Minister and MP for the constituency, Dzifa Abla in a post on Facebook cried out, “ The sea is swallowing our land”
Speaking on JoyNews on Sunday, March 2, the Assembly Member for the Agavedzi Electoral Area Ebenezer Assah described the dire situation, revealing that even the community cemetery has been affected.
“About 51 houses have been destroyed so far, 300 plus individuals displaced…the sea has taken about 63 tombs so far, and the remaining bodies that we were able to retrieve have been transferred to other cemeteries,” he said.
“We are hoping that if nothing is done to stop the ravages of the tidal waves, it won’t take away the only hope we have – our major road,” he stressed.
