The Member of Parliament for North Tongu, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has announced a GH¢100,000 emergency rent fund to support victims of the Akosombo dam spillage to enable them access accommodation as residents continue to grapple with the impact of the disaster occasioned in October 2023.
According to Ablakwa, the intervention seeks to ensure the total resettlement and compensation of all the over 12,000 victims of the dam spillage.
He made this known after filing his nomination to contest in the upcoming elections.
“For my next term, my priority will be the total resettlement and total compensation of all victims of the VRA spillage from the Akosumbo and Kpong Dams. As we speak, 1,360 of our fellow constituents, my beloved constituents, remain in tents and that is unacceptable. That is inhumane.
“That cannot be allowed. And so in my next term, I am going to dedicate all efforts towards the full and total comprehensive resettlement and compensation of all victims, the over 12,000 victims of the VRA spillage.
“I am putting aside GH¢100,000 as emergency rent support for our brothers and sisters who are still in the tents. But we are prioritising the women, particularly nursing mothers.”