Stop politicizing flood pains: Focus on rescue, accountability, and lasting solutions
Ghana needs immediate, transparent relief delivered to affected communities without delays or political bargaining; better early warning systems and emergency preparedness; improved drainage and flood-control infrastructure, especially in high-risk areas; serious enforcement of building and land-use regulations near water bodies; accountability mechanisms so that funds meant for disaster response do not disappear into administrative fog; and national unity in recovery, regardless of party affiliation, ethnicity, region, or voting history.
If someone argues that the President could not have understood the situation because he used air observation, then that person is questioning the logic of visibility itself, an attitude that cannot help disaster response.
Volta flood warning: Leadership without logic is still neglect When the Akosombo dam spillage occurred, and people in the Volta Region were displaced, leadership ed the affected areas.
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