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They told the Ghana News Agency that the latest extension of the Covid-19-induced policy is of no use to them because they have not benefitted from it since its inception.
In the opinion of the unhappy residents, it makes more sense if the government addresses whatever challenges the Ghana Water Company Limited (GWCL) in the Municipality is facing to enable it to resume water supply to consumers than announcing free water that they can’t have access to. Water has stopped running through our taps for the past nine months – Aflao residents cry
Madam Rosemary Fomevor, a local drink seller from Aflao “Beat 9” told the GNA that they had endured the situation for far too long and it was time Management took urgent steps to solve the problem to save them the trouble of going from home to home wells for water especially at a time when children at all educational levels were set to resume school.
They told the Ghana News Agency that the latest extension of the Covid-19-induced policy is of no use to them because they have not benefitted from it since its inception.
In the opinion of the unhappy residents, it makes more sense if the government addresses whatever challenges the Ghana Water Company Limited (GWCL) in the Municipality is facing to enable it to resume water supply to consumers than announcing free water that they can’t have access to. Water has stopped running through our taps for the past nine months – Aflao residents cry
Madam Rosemary Fomevor, a local drink seller from Aflao “Beat 9” told the GNA that they had endured the situation for far too long and it was time Management took urgent steps to solve the problem to save them the trouble of going from home to home wells for water especially at a time when children at all educational levels were set to resume school.
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Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) and Ghana Water Company Limited (GWCL) have activated the free supply of electricity and water to lifeline consumers under the COVID-19 relief package as directed by the government.
This covers consumers who use between zero and 50 kilowatts per hour of electricity per month and domestic customers on category 611 who consume between zero to five cubic metres of water in a month.
This is in line with the government’s decision to continue to absorb bills of active lifeline electricity and water users for January, February and March 2021.
COVID-19 relief
Lifeline customers have benefited from the government’s free utility relief since April 2020 when the nation began implementing various interventions to mitigate the impact of the pandemic on local households.
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President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has been sworn-in for a second term as President of Ghana today. In his inaugural speech delivered today in Parliament, the President gave an indication of what he hopes to achieve over the next four years.
In his address, the President said he hopes to complete some infrastructure projects including the provision of roads within a year while others such as establishing a strong economy did not come with any timelines.
GraphicOnline takes a look at six of the promises he made in his inaugural address.
1. Establishing a strong economy
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo said establishing a strong economy will be the main preoccupation of his second term.