Visit has been paid to devastated communities by kozie

        Akosua Manu,popularly known as Kozie,the 2024 New Partriotic Party member (NPP) of parliamentary candidate for the Adentan Constituency, has visited the communities in the constituency that were severally affected by the sudden flooding caused by the rain.

        The flood caused by the rain killed a lot of people including a four -year -old girl named Hajara as well as causing injury to many.It also caused loss of properties leading to the displacement of many.Kozie visited the affected areas to sympathize with residents, assess the extent of damage firsthand, and engage with relevant agencies working on the ground.“This is not just a natural disaster; it is a wake-up call,” Kozie said.

     “We need to act urgently to correct the engineering and planning mistakes that have contributed to this tragedy. The lives and livelihoods lost here can not go in vain.”She started her journey from Nanakrom, where she encountered families whose homes where destroyed by the floods.She visited the grieving family of young Hajara, the four-year-old girl who tragically lost her life during the storm. Emotions ran high as she comforted the family and pledged her support.

       At Lakeside, she walked through flood-ravaged homes and businesses, interacting with residents and small-scale business owners. At Emills Bakery, the owner, Madam Linda, expressed deep sorrow over the damage to her bakery equipment and supplies, but found solace in Kozie’s visit.During her interactions, she came across the NADMO district officer who assured her that a project called “Free Waterways” had begun and its effective execution will bring relief to a lot of communities.She commended them for taking that initiative and cautioned them that she will keep an eye out.

       Relief items are important, but what we need most is a fundamental rethink of our drainage systems and enforcement of planning regulations. We must stop treating disasters as one-off events. We have to build resilience,” she noted.Residents of the affected areas have blamed poor engineering practices particularly the decision to channel multiple drains into a single outlet as a major factor behind the flooding. Several accused road contractors of abandoning drainage work halfway and failing to consider the volume of run-off from nearby highlands like Oyarifa, Katamanso, and surrounding areas.

     This, she called on the Municipal Assembly, the Ministry of Works and Housing, and other stakeholders to collaborate on an urgent drainage improvement plan, especially in growing peri-urban areas like Nanakrom and Lakeside.