Mahama's anti-flood committee has failed to present any plan — Miracles Aboagye
Spokesperson for the New Patriotic Party's (NPP) 2028 flagbearer Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, Dennis Miracles Aboagye, has criticised President John Dramani Mahama over the country's recurring flooding challenges.
Several parts of the country experience flooding during the rainy season, leaving many people dead, displacing families and destroying properties.
The situation recurs almost every year, particularly in urban centres, whenever heavy rains occur.
According to Miracles Aboagye, President Mahama, while in opposition, consistently blamed the Akufo-Addo administration for failing to tackle flooding and projected himself as someone who understood the solutions to the problem.
"Have you seen the president's statement when he was in opposition? In fact, he blamed the government. He said it was the president of the country's responsibility to deal with flooding. It's on his Facebook wall," he said while speaking on Accra-based JoyNews' AM Show on Monday, June 8.
Miracles Aboagye further accused the Mahama administration of failing to provide a clear roadmap despite setting up an anti-flood committee shortly after assuming office.
He recalled that government officials toured flood-prone areas in Accra and publicised the exercise, raising expectations that concrete measures would soon be announced.
The NPP communicator stressed that while flooding in Accra is a long-standing challenge that cannot be solved immediately, government must demonstrate progress and communicate its strategy to the public.