President John Dramani Mahama has established a task force to tackle the recurring flooding recorded across the country. The task force is chaired by Deputy Chief of Staff in charge of Operations at the presidency, Stanislav Xoese Dogbe.
The Legal Counsel to the President, Marietta Brew, serves as the Secretary to the Taskforce. Other members include the Minister for Water Resources, Works & Housing, Kenneth Gilbert Adjei; the Minister for Local Government, Ahmed Ibrahim; the National Security Coordinator, DCOP Abdul Osman Razak; and the Deputy Director General of NADMO, Teddy Addi.
The Taskforce has already started work by conducting an aerial reconnaissance to assess flood-prone areas and collect crucial data for flood prevention.
Areas covered by the aerial reconnaissance included Weija, the Sakumo Ramsar Site, and the Tema Fishing Harbour area. Speaking to the media after the exercise on Wednesday, March 12, 2025, Stan Dogbe noted that stricter measures would be implemented to curb flooding.
He announced that the Local Government Ministry, in collaboration with the Ghana Armed Forces, would immediately start desilting major drains in the country.
“The President, concerned about the persistent flooding not only in Accra but across the country, has set up a special task force to tackle the issue and minimize, if not entirely prevent, floods, particularly within the Accra Metropolitan Assembly.”
“Today, the task force embarked on an aerial tour to inspect critical drainage channels that require urgent attention,” he stated. Brigadier General Richard Kinney, Commander of the Engineer Brigade of the Ghana Armed Forces, opined that the perennial flooding in the country has not been resolved due to public indiscipline.
He assured the public that authorities will deal with construction in waterways as part of measures to mitigate future disasters.
By: Rainbowradioonline.com/Ghana
