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The opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) has served notice it will demand answers from government and the Volta River Authority (VRA) over what they say is the poor handling of the spillage and the flooding situation in the Volta and adjoining regions.

Ghanaians have been urged to embrace large scale cassava production to harness the untapped potential in industry. Currently, the country produces over one million metric tonnes of edible cassava for domestic consumption instead of the industrialised type with high starch content needed to feed industry and for exports. This came…

Akosombo Dam Spillage: Navy Rescues 8,000 Flood Victims

The Minority in Parliament has called on President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to issue a public apology to the people of the Volta Region. | Pulse Ghana

Some communities in flood-affected areas in the Volta Region could face a spark of water-borne diseases as the enclaves holding the displaced people are yet to receive sanitation facilities. A visit by the Ghana News Agency (GNA) to the Saint Kizito Senior High School at Mepe exposes visible unsanitary conditions…

The Minority in Parliament has strongly criticized President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo for his comments during a visit to the Volta Region following the damage caused by the spillage of excess water from the Akosombo dam. They have accused him of being insensitive and divisive. President Akufo-Addo asserted during his…

Some communities in flood affected areas in the Volta Region could face a spark of water-borne diseases as the enclaves holding the displaced people are yet to receive sanitation facilities. A visit by the Ghana News Agency (GNA) to the Saint Kizito Senior High School at Mepe exposes visible insanitary…

Some members of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the Volta and Oti Regions, have declared their support for Mr Kennedy Ohene Agyapong, a Flagbearer hopeful of the Party ahead of the NPP's Presidential Contest on November 4. They said their choice of Mr Agyapong as the next Presidential Candidate…

The Ashanti Regional Chairman of the Ghana Real Estate Developers Agency (GREDA), Frank Aboagye Danyansah, has suggested the government considers relocating victims of the Akosombo Dam flood to the Saglemi Housing project.

As is often the case, the President's response raised concerns. In the face of this disaster, he seemed to choose to express his pettiness, and insensitivity, or even engage in jest.