The queen mother of Mafi – Adidome Traditional Area, Mama Drapey III, is appealing to all well – meaning Ghanaians to support victims of the recent Volta Lake spillage to make life a bit comfortable for them.
Speaking in an interview with Movement In The Morning show on Monday, the traditional leader noted that life has become unbearable for residents living in areas with North and South Tongu constituencies respectively of the Volta region.
Hundreds of residents in Mepe in the North Tongu district of the Volta Region are facing a severe crisis after the Akosombo dam spillage led to the flooding of their homes.
“The overflow has caused substantial losses, with most of the indigenes scrambling to save personal belongings and relocating to higher ground for safety. We are grappling with the disruption of essential services, as both water and electricity supply have been cut off”, she cried out.
Meanwhile, a 13-member inter-ministerial committee has been established to coordinate government’s response to victims affected by the Akosombo dam spillage.
Thousands of residents in the Volta Region have been rendered homeless after their homes were flooded because of the spillage of water from the Akosombo dam.
Chaired by the Chief of staff, Akosua Frema Osei-Opare, the other members of the committee include the Minister of National Security, Albert Kan-Dapaah; Minister for the Interior, Ambrose Dery; Defence Minister, Dominic Nitiwul; Energy Minister, Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh; Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta and the Minister of Local Government, Daniel Kwaku Botwe.
Other members are Minister of Works and Housing, Francis Asenso-Boakye; Minister for Roads and Highways, Kwasi Amoako-Attah, Minister for Environment, Dr. Kwaku Afriyie; Minister for Sanitation, Freda Prempeh; Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, Samuel A. Jinapor and the Minister for Information, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah.