News:
November 9, 2021
Madam Dzifa Gomashie, Member of Parliament for Ketu South, one of the constituencies affected by the devastation of last Sunday’s tidal wave is calling for an immediate commencement of the Phase II of the sea defence project (Blekusu Project).
The 8 kilometers Blekusu Coastal Protection Project, which forms the second face, she noted, is the only and sustainable way of solving the recurring problem bedeviling coastal communities in those three constituencies.
Speaking on the floor of the House on Tuesday, November 9, 2021 on the unfortunate conditions of the affected communities, she said the ” only consolation is the immediate start of the defence project’.
She said many comforting words were said in previous such situations that befell the people in March, May, and in November similar words are being expressed without the accompanying action, and this is getting frustrating.
The MP who admitted shedding tears on seeing the devastation the caused by nature said, even the very community she took the Works and Housing Minister to during previous occurrences has been washed away.
According to her, since Sunday when the disaster occurred, nothing in the form of relief has been sent to the affected people.
However, looking at the extent of damage, government should have moved in swiftly to comfort the people with the necessary relief items.
The Ketu South MP said the long closure of the borders has already worsened the economic lives of the people, many of whom are struggling with their finances, and the current situation would be unbearable without the needed external support.
The MP for Keta who also added to the contribution said even some communities who for the past 40 years never experienced tidal wave disaster have not been spared this time.
He said government through the National Disaster Management Organisation would have to move in soonest to support the over 3000 individuals affected by the disaster.
Dominic Shirimori /Ghanamps.com