NPP accuses Mahama govt of “fiddling” with flood response as Accra drowns again
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The New Patriotic Party has mounted a scathing attack on the NDC government over its handling of the June 29 floods, accusing President John Dramani Mahama’s administration of “paying lip service” to flood control while Accra was submerged for the second time in a month.
In a press release issued from its headquarters in Accra-North on Sunday, the NPP said Ghanaians were once again “wading through floodwaters on their way to work, watching their livelihoods wash away,” in what it described as a recurring “June 3rd moment”. The party listed affected areas to include the N1 Highway, Apenkwa, Achimota, Kaneshie, Weija, Spintex, Darkuman Junction, and the Kwame Nkrumah Interchange.
“These are not new names. They are the same communities, the same roads, the same families. Flooded again,” the statement said. It extended condolences to the thousands of Ghanaians affected but insisted that sympathy must be matched with action.
‘Confusion by design’
The NPP’s central charge was that the Mahama government had created administrative chaos in flood management. According to the party, responsibility has been split between the Ministry of Local Government and the Ministry of Works, Housing and Water Resources. The result, it argued, is not collaboration but a “turf war”.
“Two ministers fighting for space, for cameras, for credit while Accra drowns,” the release stated. “Neither ministry is functioning at full capacity because neither knows where its mandate ends nor does the others begin. That is not an administrative inconvenience. That is dereliction of duty by design.”
To coordinate the response, President Mahama appointed Deputy Chief of Staff Stan Dogbe. The NPP dismissed the move as ineffective. It said Mr. Dogbe has “no ministerial authority, no power to compel either ministry to act, and no democratic mandate to lead a national disaster response.”
“You cannot put a Deputy Chief of Staff over sitting ministers and expect a functional chain of command. It does not work. It has not worked. Accra is paying the price,” the party said.
Funding delays and blame
The NPP also accused the Finance Ministry of being “slow in releasing the necessary funding for flood mitigation programs” in a bid to “keep national accounts looking good.” It is alleged that many of the announced anti-flood measures have either not been implemented or were poorly executed.
“The truth is that the NDC has broken the system as part of its reset agenda,” the party claimed, arguing that the administration has offered only “Confusion and PR stunts” instead of serious intervention.
The release further criticised remarks attributed to the President at a town hall in London, where he reportedly said flooding was “partly their own fault, a product of their indiscipline and poor environmental practices.” The NPP said such comments shift blame away from government failure to invest in drainage, early warning systems, and coordinated disaster response.
With the rainy season far from over, the NPP is demanding urgent reforms, clear ministerial mandates, and immediate release of funds to prevent another flood disaster in Accra.
Read the full statement below:
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