Richard Ahiagbah defends NPP's flood record, questions slowdown of inherited projects
Richard Ahiagbah, Communications Director of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), defended the previous Akufo-Addo administration's record on tackling flooding in Accra in a post on X on Tuesday, June 30. He argued that the government pursued long-term structural solutions rather than short-term emergency responses, stating that flooding in Accra has been a decades-old challenge and should not be treated as "a one-time emergency or as a structural development challenge requiring engineering, planning, and ongoing investment."
According to Mr. Ahiagbah, the Akufo-Addo administration established a Cabinet Sub-Committee in 2017 to develop a comprehensive strategy for addressing the capital's perennial flooding and backed it with sustained funding for drainage works, desilting, and emergency interventions. He cited the Greater Accra Resilient and Integrated Development Project (GARID), implemented with support from the World Bank, as the centerpiece of the government's flood mitigation agenda. Mr. Ahiagbah further stated that by the time the NPP left office in January 2025, dredging of the Odaw River had begun, drainage construction was ongoing in parts of Accra, flood protection works had been completed in some communities, and a flood early warning system was being deployed.
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Richard Ahiagbah, NPP Communications Director, has defended the Akufo-Addo administration's flood record in Accra. He argues the government pursued
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