“Save us from Tidal Waves” – MP Sends SOS Message to Akufo-Addo

Member of Parliament for Keta South, Hon. Dzifa Abla Gomashie has sent an SOS message to the President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to, as matter of urgency go to the aid of her constituents who are currently at the mercy of a ravaging tidal waves which has hit the Constituency.

She stated that the ravaging, waves have already washed away over 25 houses, thus rendering hundreds homeless. Also, electricity and water supplies have been affected, with the main road along the shore expected as the next likely target of the waves.

Presenting this fate of her constituents who she described as helpless to the Parliamentary Press Corps (PPC) in Parliament last Tuesday, Hon. Gomashie pointed out that the situation had gone beyond the local NADMO, the District Assembly and the Regional Administration.

She indicated that it was for this reason that she was imploring the Father of the nation, Nana Akufo-Addo to go to the aid of her traumatized and helpless victims of the devastating tidal waves, stressing that her chain of command had been exhausted.

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The passionate MP described the situation as helpless and emergency case, thereby requiring urgent attention. This is because when big problems emerge, big solutions are desired from big sources. She also called for the continuation of the sea defence project to save the lives of the people.

“In fact, it is a matter of life and death; and my people need urgent attention, hence this SOS message”. She was flanked by other MPs including Hon. Rockson-Nelson Etse Kwami Defeamekpor, MP for South Dayi.

Adding his voice, he stated that the waves were pounding the shores and devastating it at a rapid pace. According to him, such places as Kadzi, Agavedzi, Blekusu and many more were worst hit.

Hon. Defeamekpor was of the view that during the construction of the Keta Sea Defence Wall more feasibility studies should have been conducted to avoid this predicament. He argued that if the Central Government was slow in going to the aid of the people, GHAPOHA, which had decided to build the Keta Sea Port, should rush to the people’s aid. He wondered how more coconut trees could be planted to save the situation on June 5, as directed by Parliaments to MPs, when those already planted have been washed away by the waves.

While appealing to government for a swift action in this regard, he described government’s  response as slow and discriminatory compared to its response to other disaster – affected areas in the country.

By S. O. Ankamah