Isaac Ashai Odamtten, the Member of Parliament for Tema East, has strongly condemned the Akufo-Addo-led government for its failure to resolve the persistent flooding problem in the Greater Accra Region.
Odamtten urged residents of the region, and Ghanaians at large, to vote against the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the upcoming elections, citing the government’s ineffective response to the flood crisis.
He noted that with each rainfall, clogged drains continue to cause significant discomfort to both residents and businesses.
During an interview on Channel One TV’s Face to Face with Umaru Sanda Amadu, Odamtten accused the government of mismanaging funds allocated to the Ghana Accra Resilient Integrated Development (GARID) project, a programme intended to address the city’s long-standing flooding issues.
He highlighted the need for urgent and transparent action to tackle the problem.
“The Dzorwulu dam reminds me of the grave corruption of this government. This government signed up for the Greater Accra Resilient Integrated Development (GARID). That project had nine lots which include: Odaw, Korle Klottey, Klottey Lagoon, Sakumono Lagoon, the Dzorwulu drain and the facility was supposed to improve Accra’s major drainage system.
“When your major systems are aligned and they are expanded, they hold more water and draw the water from the community easily. When you don’t align them for the water to flow smoothly, they hit and push back and that’s what creates the floods. Accra must vote against NPP because they are making our flood situation in Ghana worse.”
The Tema East MP said the NDC is a better manager of flood, appealing to the electorate to vote for the NDC in the December polls.
The GARID project is in line with the government’s vision of improving flood risk and solid waste management in the Greater Accra Region. The project will mitigate the impact of the flood on families, businesses and offices located in flood-prone areas along the Odaw River channel in Accra, thereby enhancing the economic and social development of the area.
