Legal practitioner and political analyst Amanda Akuokor Clinton has blamed Ghana's persistent flooding problem on poor urban planning and weak regulatory enforcement, rather than the rains themselves.
Speaking on JoyNews' Newsfile on Saturday, May 24 monitored by MyNewsGh, Clinton argued that the country does not have a flooding problem in the traditional sense. "We don't necessarily have a flooding problem in Ghana," she said. "We have a planning and enforcement problem.
That's what it is, and we need the boldness to prevent it." Her remarks come in the wake of yet another round of deadly floods affecting parts of Accra and other urban areas.
Clinton said the issue isn't new - it's a recurring crisis that continues to claim lives because of systemic negligence. "If we can't manage our drainage, we won't be able to handle our future," she stated. "It really is about planning, enforcement, and the boldness to act.
