The parliamentary Minority is urging the government to promptly allocate funds for the desilting of major drainage systems in Accra to alleviate the impact of flooding in the capital city.
This appeal comes in response to the heavy rainfall experienced on Wednesday, June 21, which the Minority Caucus claims resulted in injuries and property damage in various parts of Accra.
“It is not beyond the capability of Parliament to help the relevant agencies to finance the needed interventions to save lives and desilting major drains and gutters in Accra cannot be something beyond the funding of the government and with the approval of Parliament and that is why I call upon the House to take this opportunity to invite our colleague Minister of Works and Housing to brief the House as soon as he can.”
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During a parliamentary session, the Minority Chief Whip, Governs Agbodza, emphasized the need for immediate action from the government to address the recurring issue of flooding.
“More often than not, the matter occurs, and then we tend to call on the Speaker to make a referral or rather expect the sector minister to be called upon to appraise the House and so what? It is high time our Committee leaders also get a bit proactive. These disasters have been occurring, and we would have expected the Committee on Works and Housing to at least, by now, start visiting some of these places and also coming to brief the House.”
On the other hand, the Majority Chief Whip, Frank Annoh-Dompreh, suggested that the Works and Housing Committee of Parliament should adopt a more proactive approach in tackling the situation.
