The Volta Regional Minister, Dr. Archibald Yao Letsa, has dismissed assertions that President Akufo-Addo is unconcerned about the tidal waves that affected Keta and its environs on Saturday, November 6.
He described such claims as unfortunate because several steps have been taken by the government through the Regional Coordinating Council (RCC) to assist and support the people.
Dr Letsa said on the Key Points on TV3/3FM Saturday November 13 that the RCC moved in to assess the level of damage done by the tidal waves.
“It is not about being populace and going there to show off. What is important is that when the issue happened on Sunday dawn we modelized a team at the three assemblies – Ketu South, Keta and Anloga, to assess the situation and send me a report in Ho.
“That was done promptly. All the MMDCEs were asked to to make a local effort to try and address some of the concerns that is within their power at the local, we have zonal coordinators of NADMO , District coordinator of NADMO and the regional coordinator was also there to assess what was happening.
“When I had my report, I dashed to Accra to do mobilization in Accra. I was in Parliament House , I went to various state institutions , embassies and tried to mobilise resources for the people,” he said.
It is recalled that the Member of Parliament for the Ketu South constituency, Dzifa Abla Gomahsie criticised the governemnt for dpoing, in her view, little to assit the people.
In calling for a state of emmeregcny to be declared in the area, she said the president must at all cost fix the perennial problem.
“The state of emergency should have been declared yesterday [ Sunday]” she told journalists on Monday November 8 on the heels of the tidal waves that affected Keta and its environs on Saturday, November 6, that has destroyed properties and rendered about 700 people homeless in the area.