Why wait for deaths and losses before a clean-up charade? – Egyapa Mercer questions gov’t

Former Member of Parliament for Sekondi, Andrew Egyapa Mercer, has criticised the government's response to recent flooding, questioning why authorities waited until lives were lost and businesses destroyed before embarking on what he described as a "clean-up charade.

Mr Mercer described the recent flooding as "a clear case of blatant incompetence," arguing that President John Mahama had previously acknowledged that flood prevention was government's responsibility."Mr Mercer has accused the Mahama administration of failing to take proactive measures to prevent flooding, arguing that the government's response came only after lives had been lost and properties destroyed.