[ad_1] A fiery confrontation between Works and Housing Minister, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, and Chairman of the Governance and Assurance Committee, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, in Parliament on Wednesday has brought to the fore the simmering tensions between the ruling NPP and opposition NDC. The dispute centered on the delayed completion of housing units for those…
[ad_1] As part of the annual stakeholder engagements for the Volta River Authority’s emergency preparedness plan, officials of VRA led by the Deputy Chief Executive in charge of services, Ing. Ken Arthur, met with the Minister of Interior, Henry Quartey and representatives of various security agencies. This meeting comes as the Volta River Authority began its…
[ad_1] The Ghana Water Company Limited has announced plans to spill water from the Weija Dam to prevent a potential disaster due to its excessive levels. GWCL, in a letter dated Thursday, March 7, 2024, explained that with the onset of rains, the water level at the Weija Dam has been steadily rising, necessitating the…
[ad_1] Access Bank Ghana PLC has partnered with Citi FM Foundation run by Citi FM and Citi TV to provide support to the victims of the Akosombo Dam spillage in the Volta Region of Ghana. In commemoration of Valentine’s Day, the Bank and staff embarked on a campaign dubbed ‘More Love for Volta’. This initiative…
[ad_1] President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has reiterated the government’s pledge to assist the victims of the Akosombo dam spillage. At the 67th Independence Day celebration in Koforidua, themed ‘Our Democracy, Our Pride,’ Akufo-Addo said GH¢80 million of the earmarked GH¢220 million had been released by the government to aid the ongoing rehabilitation efforts in…
[ad_1] The Member of Parliament for North Tongu, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has appealed to the government to urgently replace all lost national identity cards, passports and other documents of victims affected by the Akosombo dam spillage. Ablakwa argues that replacing identity documents like birth certificates, health insurance cards, voter ID cards, passports, and Ghana cards…
[ad_1] The Volta Regional Minister, Dr. Archibald Yao Letsa, has disclosed that the government’s inter-ministerial committee, tasked with addressing the recent Akosombo dam spillage disaster in the Lower Volta basin, has identified suitable lands for the resettlement of displaced residents in the affected communities. Life became exceedingly difficult for thousands of locals, particularly children and…
[ad_1] In the wake of recent Akosombo dam spillages that have had devastating impacts on downstream communities of Mepe, Volta Region, it is imperative to implement forward-thinking measures to prevent such catastrophic occurrences in the future. Through my years of experience as an engineer and safety professional, there is a need for me contribute to…
[ad_1] The Bulk Oil Storage and Transportation Company Limited (BOST) has generously donated relief items valued at GH¢100,000 to individuals displaced by the Akosombo Dam spillage in Mepe, situated in the Volta Region. This compassionate gesture was made on Friday, December 8, 2023, through the North Tongu District Assembly. Among the items donated were 170…
[ad_1] Over 300 people from 60 families who were displaced by the Akosombo and Kpong dams spillage have resettled at Aveyime-Battor in the Volta region. The beneficiaries were at St. Kizito JHS safe haven in Mepe, where around 1,200 people were camped following the disaster. The new accommodation is a 63-unit hamlet. They heaved sighs of…
