President John Dramani Mahama conducted an aerial inspection of flood-hit areas in the nation’s capital, Accra, following the heavy downpour from Sunday, June 28, 2026, to Monday, June 29, 2026.
A video of the inspection showed a worried-looking Mahama looking at homes, companies, lorry parks, and streets submerged under water in vast areas of Accra, including Circle and the Weija area.
At some point, the president was seen pointing out some structures, which, according to him, were in the way of the floodwater and had to be removed.
The president was with some of his key appointees, including the Minister for Works and Housing, Kenneth Gilbert Adjei, the Director-General of Ghana’s National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO), Dr Joseph Bikanyi Kuyon, and Deputy Chief of Staff Stan Dogbe, who is also the Chairman of the government’s Anti-Flood Taskforce.
After the inspection, the president, in a brief remark, pointed out that even though the records show a drastic increase in rainfall in Accra, the floods being seen are also partly caused by human factors, including the building on waterways and the blockage of drains with refuse.
He said that he was going to convene a National Security meeting, where local government authorities in the affected areas would be tasked with identifying “where the blockages in the channels are”.
He also pointed out that the long-term solution to the problem would be decongesting Accra by moving some of the major government departments to other areas.
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Watch the video below:
The amount of rainfall recorded today is among the highest experienced in several years. Preliminary data indicates that approximately 140 millimetres of rain fell on Accra. By comparison, the highest single-day rainfall recorded last year was about 56 millimetres.
— John Dramani Mahama (@JDMahama) June 29, 2026
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