President John Dramani Mahama has established a task force to tackle the recurring flooding issues across the country. The Anti-Flood Taskforce is chaired by the Deputy Chief of Staff in Charge of Operations, Stanislav Xoese Dogbe.
The Legal Counsel to the President, Marietta Brew, serves as the Secretary to the Taskforce. Other key 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.
As part of its field activities, the task force conducted an aerial reconnaissance to assess flood-prone areas and collect crucial data for flood prevention. Key locations surveyed included Weija, the Sakumo Ramsar Site, and the Tema Fishing Harbour area.
In an interview with the media on March 12, Stan Dogbe, Deputy Chief of Staff in charge of operations and the chairman of the anti-flooding taskforce announced that stricter measures would be implemented to curb flooding.
Credit: CNR