The Member of Parliament for North Tongu, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has launched a GH¢100,000 emergency rent fund for victims of the Akosombo dam spillage.
After filing his nomination at the District Electoral Commission to contest in the upcoming elections, he revealed that the initiative aims to ensure the complete resettlement of over 12,000 victims.
He said “for my next term, my priority will be the total resettlement and total compensation of all victims of the VRA spillage from the Akosombo and Kpong Dams. As we speak, 1,360 of our fellow constituents, my beloved constituents, remain in tents and that is unacceptable. That is inhumane”.
“And so in my next term, I am going to dedicate all efforts towards the full and total comprehensive resettlement and compensation of all victims, the over 12,000 victims of the VRA spillage.
“I am putting aside GH¢100,000 as emergency rent support for our brothers and sisters who are still in the tents. But we are prioritizing the women, particularly nursing mothers,” he added.