President John Dramani Mahama has laid the blame of perennial floods in the country at the doorsteps of citizens.
He made the assertion during a field visit to some flood prone areas in Accra to assess the current state of the area to proffer solutions to the problem, as captured in a video report by Channel One TV on April 2, 2025.
Speaking to the team who had accompanied him to Mallam Junction, he condemned the active construction works going on at the site marked as a Ramsar reserve.
“If you look at this site, the rivers naturally create a pathway for the water to find its way to their final destination. Now, when you build on these pathways and the water is coming. It will flood because the building has blocked its path.
“We are the problem to the floods. Imagine the quantity of water that is blocked from flowing from these water bodies. If you fill it and create a drain instead, it will not be enough to carry all these waters and the rainwater, hence it will flood,” he lamented.
President Mahama subsequently ordered the demolition team to clear all structures sitting on waterways to curb possible floods, with the onset of the wet season.
Ramsar sites
Ramsar Sites are wetlands of international importance designated under the Convention on Wetlands.
In June 22, 1988, Ghana entered an agreement by the convention to enforce the protection of wetlands along the coastal regions of the country.
There are five designated coastal wetlands in Ghana, namely Keta Lagoon Complex, Songhor, Sakumono, Densu Delta and Muni Lagoon.
These are meant to be protected as set out under the convention.
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