Flooding in Accra is a national security concern - Quartey urges enforcement
Henry Quartey, former Greater Accra Regional Minister, described the recurring flooding in Accra as a national security issue, urging authorities to sustain enforcement measures aimed at protecting waterways and improving drainage to prevent future disasters. He stated, "I wrote that because it didn't carry any political colour, not at all. I just wanted to communicate to the people that the issues about flooding in Accra must be taken seriously. It's now a national security concern, whether we like it or not."
His remarks followed a recent Facebook post where he linked the latest flooding in parts of the capital to what he said was the reversal of enforcement measures that had relocated traders from the Agbogbloshie enclave during his tenure. Mr. Quartey credited the reduction in flooding during his tenure to strict enforcement measures that removed traders from waterways and other vulnerable areas, citing the relocation of onion traders from Agbogbloshie to Adjen Kotoku and Dominase as a key intervention. He explained that this exercise was carried out by the Regional Security Council with support from the national security apparatus.
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