Ada MP pushes for budgetary allocation for life jackets in coastal communities

This comes after five people were killed when their boat capsized on the Volta Lake around Ada over the weekend.

The Minister of Transport fixes potholes, puts bitumen and asphalt on roads so when he does his budget, what does he do for those who live at the riverbanks

Five people have been confirmed dead after a boat carrying mourners capsized on the Volta Lake Saturday morning.

The boat was conveying the mourners from Azizanya to Azizakpe when it capsized on the lake

According to an eyewitness account, about 100 persons were crossing Azizakpe, an island community on a 40-seater passenger boat when the incident happened.

The five dead persons were three children below the age of three and two women

All passengers were without life jackets.