On Thursday the 27 of October 2011, the National Chairperson and leader of the Convention Peoples Party, Honourable Samia Yaba Nkrumah MP for Jomoro, went on a tour of some of the flooded areas in Dansoman, in the Ablekuma South constituency of Accra. She visited some affected homes and interacted with the residents.
The floods were caused by the torrential downpour that fell on Wednesday the 26 October. Several deaths were recorded, hundreds were made homeless and millions of cedis worth of damage was caused. According to some of the affected residents, the floods in Dansoman were worsened by the low-lying nature of the area and the alleged unlawful construction of buildings that had blocked the main waterway. The water had entered into their homes, in some cases rising to window levels. Many personal items had been destroyed and even fenced walls had collapsed. Most of the residents had retrieved and packed their household items and furniture outside as they worked to drain their homes.
Speaking to the press, the Leader of the CPP stressed that this recurrent phenomenon should serve as a wakeup call to the government to take concrete steps to resolving it. She emphasized the need to involve city planning authorities in the planning of new settlement areas in order to ensure that building regulations are enforced and adhered to. She said, “We need a campaign to educate our people about building regulations. It is the responsibility of each citizen to respect nature, the environment and the space we occupy.”
She made a financial donation to those severely affected by flood and also distributed insecticide mosquito nets worth GhC1,000.00 to the other flood victims. She assured them of the commitment of the CPP to make Ghana self-reliant in managing the housing challenges the country currently faced.
The National Chairperson was accompanied by the National 2nd Vice Chairperson, Madam Rodaline Ayarna; the National Organiser, Abu Forgor; the Greater Accra Regional Secretary and the CPP Ablekuma South constituency executives.
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1st November 2011
Source: GhanaWeb
