The Akufo-Addo government has collapsed the majority of projects undertaken in the water sector by the Mahama-led administration, hence the water shortage currently being experience in the country, Felix Kwakye Ofisu, a former Deputy Minister of Communications, has said.
His comment comes on the back of water shortage in some parts of the country which has necessitated rationing by the Ghana Water Company Limited.
The Communications Director of GWCL, Stanley Martey, has said the rate of evaporation of water bodies across the country has become alarming and unless there is rain, there will be consequences for some communities.
Commenting on the development on his Facebook page on Tuesday, 30 January, Mr Kwakye Ofosu blamed the situation on the current government.
“When in power, the NDC spent close to a billion dollars on dozens of major water projects that gave an additional estimated 7 million Ghanaians access to clean water. One such project converted sea water to potable water for 500,000 people living in the Western part of Accra.
“In fact, at the time of leaving office, the NDC had ensured that we possessed the capacity to meet the water demand for the entire Greater Accra Tema Metropolitan Area or GAMA for short. All that was needed was a little more investment to deliver water to every home in the afore-mentioned area.
“We were told then that no one eats infrastructure. Today, the all-talk, no-action NPP government is implementing a rationing regime which has made a basic necessity like water a scarce commodity even in supposedly affluent parts of the capital.
“The desalination plant at Teshie remains shut over the flimsiest of reasons at a time when it could have helped address the acute shortage.”
Source: classfmonline.com
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When you build water projects and you look unconcerned as galamsey goes on what do u expect.I CAN'T THINK FAR.
When a group of people have no sense of shame they spew all sorts of unpardonable stuff. Interestingly your so called investments evaporated at a faster pace than the water bodies. Just keep your opinions to yourself and spare us the ordeal of hearing from you.
Rather The question that should be asked is, if indeed your Mahama govt spent over $750million on water projects in this country, how come all that water has suddenly disappeared and we now have to ration water. What did you spend that money on????????? ***T H I E V E S***
Nice post .Thanks for sharing here.
As if that ***barred word*** comment can win votes for NDC. It will never happen. On a more serious note, Felix should patiently wait for the complete vetting of the SP and he will see his smoothness level.
Which of the so called Mahama projects created river bodies in Ghana and caused the rains to fall? The incompetence of the NDC appears to be worse in opposition than in government. Rest in perpetual opposition!!!
“When in power, the NDC spent close to a billion dollars on dozens of major water projects...... '' You guys spent $1 billion? Do you know what this amount of money can do? NDC t.h.i.fs you shared the money among yourselves..... This NDC create,l00t and share party will never come back to power in Ghana.
Martin Amidu is coming!! We shall see where your voice will go when you are being brought before the court to explain how you acquired what you have. Foooolliish boy! I hope people gave him befitting answers on facebook
THE COUNTRY IS EXPERIENCING WATER SHORTAGES DUE TO ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION CAUSE BY THE GALAMSEY YOUR GOVERNMENT COULDN'T FIGHT BECAUSE SOME OF THE NDC BIG MEN WERE INVOLVED, YOU ARE NOW BLAMING NPP, YOU SHOULD BE ASHAMED OF YOURSELF FOR BEING PART OF THE BABIES WITH SHARP TEETH. GO AND LOOK FOR BETTER JOB BECAUSE YOUR PARTY IS NOTHING BUT CREATE, LOOT AND SHARE PARTY.
you people became rich at the expense of our suffering. who signed the desalination contract? how much did he get from the contract? All the project your government undertook were basically a means to make money, therefore, you did not consider the cost-effectiveness of the project. juloi.