News:
October 23, 2023
The Speaker of Ghana’s Parliament Rt. Hon Alban Sumana Bagbin has donated a cash amount of GHc 100, 000 to flood victims in the Volat Region.
His Chief of Staff Kofi Attor, made the donation on his behalf at a durbar in Sogakofe in the South Tongu District.
The amount is to benefit victims in North Tongu, South Tongu, Ketu North, Anlo, Ketu South, Keta, and Central Tongu.
The National Democratic Congress and the Minority Caucus in Parliament also presented relief items worth one hundred and fifty thousand cedis to the affected communities.
Addressing the media Kofi Attor described the flooding as a serious situation and pointed out that it needs all the attention it deserves and called for fair distribution of all the items received.
“We hope the water recedes soon to bring life back to normal in these constituency, but until then, we have brought water, food and other relief to alleviate their plight”, he said.
Minority Leader Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson advocated for the need to relocate the affected people to the Saglemi housing project until the communities become habitable again.
Ghanamps.com