Africa-Press – Ghana. Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta has assured victims of the flood that was caused by the spillage of water from the Akosombo Dam that they have the support of the government in these difficulties.
He said this when he made a donation of GHS2 million at the North Tongu District Assembly in Mepe in the Volta Region on Friday, October 27 to support the victims.
The donation was received by the District Chief Executive Divine Osborne Fenu.
He said, “Let us be encouraged, Ministry of Finance as a family concerned about what has happened to our brothers and sisters, working with the VRA, we have brought something enough of GHS2 million to be able to support the relief that is going on and to thank Ghanaians for the spontaneous response.”
He added …”we are all in this together. I will leave you with one Bible Verse Isaiah 41:10 which says ‘Let us fear not because I am with you, Be not dismayed for I am your God. I will strengthen you, I will help you, I will uphold you with my righteous hand ‘.
“We can see what God is doing irrespective of our inability as he assures us that our homes will be rebuilt, our children will be back in school and our livelihoods will be restored, your peace will be restored.”
He further hinted that long-term relief for victims will be considered in the preparation of the 2024 annual budget.
“We have mobilized a few things that we would like to share but I think we are also in the budget season and therefore it will not just be numbers that we are working on but true feelings in the field and therefore the need to look at these social interventions in a real way.
“We will certainly give this an expression immediately and also in the budget,” he stated.
Over the past two weeks, victims of the flood caused by the spillage of water from the Akosombo and Kpong dams have called for government and donor assistance in resettlement efforts, amidst proposals by the Minority in Parliament for the relocation of the victims to the stalled Saglemi housing project.
Deputy Minister for Information, Fatimatu Abubakar, at a media briefing however indicated that tests are being conducted to determine if the affected areas are conducive enough for resettlement.
“People are there testing the water to see whether the places affected are still habitable. It is that information that will inform some decisions by the committee.”
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