A communications team member of the largest opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), Bernard Anim Piesie has criticized the Minister of Sanitation and Water Resources, Freda Prempeh over her recent comments on victims of the Akosombo dam spillage.
Recently, Freda Prempeh blamed the victims for the destruction following the Akosombo dam spill. She claimed that despite repeated warnings from the Volta River Authority, residents of the affected communities resisted being evacuated.
Speaking during a panel discussion on UTV Adekye Nsroma, Mr. Bernard Piesie said he wasn’t expecting such comments should come from Madam Fred Prempeh.
According to Bernard Piesie, her insensitive statements are appalling and it added more woes to the pains of the residents in the lower Volta who been affected greatly by the flood disaster.
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The NDC communicator said the Minister of Sanitation and Water Resources could said some encouraging words instead of blaming them. He quizzed that where did they want the victims relocate to after warning them.
He also urged government to form a committee that would overseer the donations and items reliefs received from individuals and organization so that there will be fairness in sharing to the victims.
Freda Prempeh's comment on Akosombo Dam spillage appalling – Bernard Anim Piesie#UTVGhana pic.twitter.com/ChVTO4vJi0
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Relatedly, over 20,000 people in the Volta and Greater Accra regions have been displaced as a result of the dam spillage’s devastating effects.
Homes and farms along the banks of the River Volta have been particularly badly affected by the spillage’s effects.
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo stated that helping the affected people is part of the government’s mandate while visiting some flood victims in Mepe, in the Volta Region.
President Akufo-Addo stated in his address to the Chief and people of Mepe that he is obligated to assist the populace and that it is not about votes or political allegiances.
