The Ghana Police Administration in collaboration with the Marine Police and NADMO have started evacuating victims of the Weija floods.
Houses in Weija and its environs submerged while residents were displaced and/or trapped in their homes as a result of the dam spillage at Weija.
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A tour by Atinka TV’s reporters to the affected communities today indicated that the water level was reducing.
The Communities visited included, White Cross, Choice, Ogblogo and Tetegu.
Scores of residents in the Ga South Municipality of the Greater Accra Region are struggling with resting place as they have been displaced with several others trapped in their homes.
While schools are currently closed, hospitals in the area are not operating, and many food joints closed.
Meanwhile, the Ghana Police dispatched over 40 motorbikes to assist residents to transport their items.
The Marine Police, NADMO, and Ghana National Fire Service were also on the grounds to help affected residents.
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In other news: Galamsey fight has not been easy- Akufo Addo wails
The President of Ghana, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo Addo has admitted that the fight against illegal mining (galamsey) in the country has not been easy despite the many initiatives put in place.
According to him, since he took office, he made it a central feature to rid the country of the galamsey menace, unfortunately, he said the government did not get the results he was looking for as far as the fight against galamsey is concerned.
“Since I took office on 7th January 2017, nearly six years ago, I have made it a central feature of my Presidency to lead in the efforts to rid our country of this menace, which we all now call galamsey. Indeed, it was an important aspect of my inaugural address of that day, it has not been easy, it has not been popular and we have not got the immediate results that I was looking for,” he said.
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President Akufo Addo made the comments today, October 5, 2022 at a meeting with the National House of Chiefs and the MMDCEs on the Galamsey menace in Kumasi.
He complained that his stance on illegal mining caused his party significant losses during the 2020 elections, especially in mining communities.
“Indeed, in the last elections of 2020, my stance on the issue caused my party and I significant losses in the mining communities,”He said.
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