Legal practitioner and political analyst, Amanda Akuokor Clinton, has argued that Ghana's poor urban planning and weak enforcement of regulations is at the root of the country's persistent flooding.
Speaking on JoyNews' Newsfile programme on Saturday, 24th May, she emphasised the need for proactive governance and proper enforcement mechanisms. "We don't have a flooding problem in Ghana.
What we have is a planning and enforcement problem," Ms Clinton stated.
Read also: NADMO confirms 5 deaths in Accra floods, blames poor drainage, urban planning failures She criticised successive governments for their failure to implement long-term solutions, arguing that lack of political will and institutional coordination has allowed disasters to repeat themselves each year.
