Akosombo Dam Flood: Gov’t To Build 100 Homes For Victims

Minister-designate for Works and Housing, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah has disclosed that his outfit, under the auspices of the government, is to resettle the victims of the Akosombo Dam spillage into new homes.

Hon. Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, revealed in an interview on Citi FM, that 100 homes are to be built for the affected people.

He said; “The first step was to provide relief items and when the water levels receded, victims were helped to return to the communities. 88,000 people were affected and over 5,000 homes were affected for these persons. We need to go through with the collection of their particulars to help in resettling them and it is not just about brick and mortar issue, it goes beyond that.”

He added; “It is also about schools and reinstating the way of life of the people and so we are going to validate the data that we will collect to ensure their resettlement.”

Hon. Oppong Nkrumah believed this initiative will help restore the victims.

“We will work with the various assemblies and traditional authorities and we are currently working with them to validate some of the data. We cut sod for 100 homes and we are going to ensure that we do that across the other districts and communities that got affected in the flooding and we will need all the State agencies to come on board.”

Source: Ghmessenger.com