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Africa-Press – Ghana. <\/strong><\/span>The Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) has dismissed reports claiming that military personnel deployed to Mepe in the Volta Region for Humanitarian Relief Operations following the spillage of the Akosmobo Dam, were withdrawn.<\/b><\/p>\n

This was after North Tongu Member of Parliament Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa indicated that the soldiers had been asked to leave the community.<\/p>\n

\u201cWho \u2018above\u2019 has given orders to the military detachment helping us cross flood waters to immediately withdraw when the water levels haven\u2019t receded and when thousands of lives are at stake in camps across these waters?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWho in government is behind this utter cruelty?\u201d He tweeted.<\/p>\n

But in another tweet, Mr Ablakwa said \u201cI just received a call indicating that the order has been reversed and that the soldiers have been directed to return with their boats and resume duty.<\/p>\n

\u201cSoon, we shall fish out those faceless, unpatriotic elements.\u201d<\/p>\n

Reacting to this development in a statement, the GAF stated categorically that \u201cthe information in circulation is inaccurate and that the personnel have not been given any \u2018orders from above\u2019 to withdraw from Mepe or any other community affected by the spillage, contrary to the social media posts.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt must be emphasised that the Humanitarian Relief Operations (Operation Boafo), being<\/p>\n

conducted by the Ghana Navy\u2019s Riverine Command and the 48 Engineer Regiment of the Ghana Army is being executed in phases. As of 22 October 2023, the situation in Mepe has been brought under considerable control and therefore it became necessary to urgently redeploy some personnel and equipment to other distressed communities around Battor and its environs, which were in dire need of support.<\/p>\n

\u201cFollowing the deployment of additional personnel and equipment to these distressed communities, the operations being conducted have been varied to suit the evolving situation. It must be placed on record that for the purpose of this operation, GAF has established an Emergency Operations Centre which is coordinating all the GAF activities in a harmonised manner in conjunction with NADMO.<\/p>\n

\u201cCurrently, personnel of the Naval Riverine Command and the Army\u2019s 48 Engineer Regiment are still deployed and conducting the relief operations (Operation Boafo) in accordance with the exigencies of the situation, at Mepe, Battor, Sogakope, Adidome, Aveyime, New Bakpa, Big Ada Ada Foah and the surrounding communities.These personnel are equipped with 10 Naval Boats and four (four) Engineer Assault Boats. From 13 October 2023 till date, GAF has rescued about 12,000 persons.\u201d<\/p>\n

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