Mr Monah (left) providing the products to Mr Gemegah

Mr Monah (left) providing the products to Mr Gemegah

The Dufia of Kedzi in the Volta area, Torgbe Joachim Acolaste V, has actually admired the Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority (GPHA) for being the very first organisation to present food products to the Akosombo dam flood victims in the Keta town throughout the Christmas season.

The floodwaters had actually declined, the victims, many of whom had actually lost their sources of income, either anticipated such gestures from humanitarian organisations or lose the benefit of being part of this year’s seasonal merrymaking, Torgbe Acolatse stated.

He made the commendation on Thursday, when the GPHA provided food products that included 100 bags of rice, 50 boxes of oil and 50 boxes of mackerel to the impacted victims.

While acknowledging the federal government and other organisations consisting of the GPHA for their relief assistance given that the spillage of the dam, Torgbe Acolatse V complained the low interest displayed in the predicament of victims in the Keta location as had actually held true in other afflicted neighborhoods.

According to him, Keta and Anlo locations situated downstream of the dam spillage, were not spared the terrible impacts of flooding which required the opening of the receptacle Keta lagoon to reduce the flooding in the neighborhoods.

He mentioned that, Keta locations were similarly struck hard by the floods impacting about 8,000 kids the majority of whose moms and dads had actually lost their sources of income and coming to grips with their financial healing.

Torgbe Acolatse V advised other well indicating Ghanaians and humane entities to as part of their neighborhood assistance programs and Corporate Social Responsibilities (CRS), support the impacted victims especially kids and females because regard.

Providing the products on behalf of the management of GPHA led by Mr Michael Luguje, Director General, Senior marketing and business affairs officer of GPHA, Kennedy Mornah stated the contribution remained in reaction to calls to support the afflicted neighborhoods with focus on the kids to likewise have a warm sensation of the Christmas as moms and dads were under seeming pressure and commitment to make the event unique for their kids.

“As a business organisation, we consider it fit to minimize the predicament of these individuals as and when a few of these things take place, and it’s likewise in the spirit of the season. We have young children and kids amongst these impacted individuals so it is necessary to put smiles on the faces of these kids even in the middle of these obstacles they are going through”, Mr Monarh stated.

He stated not just was Christmas a time to commemorate however likewise a time to spread out happiness and important qualities such as compassion to kids and the less fortunate consisting of disaster-stricken households such as these, thus the gesture.

The Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) of Keta, Emmanuel Gemegah, got the products on behalf of the chiefs and the catastrophe victims and promised reasonable and fair circulation of the products to deserving individuals.

Comparable contribution was likewise made to the Battor District Assembly for onward circulation to flood victims in the Mepe location.