Accra Floods: A National Disease or Disaster ?

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• Prof Lungu 10 years ago

  MUST RE_READ:
  "...The soul of that baby, that of the naked woman and the numerous others burnt alive in the inferno would never forgive Ghana and possibly reject any opportunity to be Ghanaians should they be granted a secon ...
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  MUST RE_READ:
  "...The soul of that baby, that of the naked woman and the numerous others burnt alive in the inferno would never forgive Ghana and possibly reject any opportunity to be Ghanaians should they be granted a second life by their creator. We are shedding crocodile tears now, pretending to care and forgetting...//
  
  //...That we waited for people to die, properties destroyed and the entire nation thrown into mourning before demolishing fuel stations and buildings on supposed waterways sums up the wisdom of the nation and its leaders. We are a nation of hypocrites and talkers not doers. In all, it boils down to national leadership. State institutions are virtually dead not weak. Town planning officials and authorities who issue building permits represent the very definition of corruption...//
  
  //...Publications on ending the floods in Accra have been made by scholars. Engineers and planners have given us diverse ways to prevent future floods. The biggest question is; why haven't we implemented these measures?..."
  
  
  WE SAY: This is the best essay on the Accra flooding disaster we have read. It is a strong one. And, because of the subject matter, this essay by MICHAEL KWADWO NKETIAH will make it to the www.GhanaHero/Visions webpage.
  
  ITEM: Talking about Accra-Tema city planners and administrators. The last we checked the website of the Accra Metropolitan Area, we did not find a single map showing locations where flooding are potential issues, or locations marked for demolition on account of "construction/living in waterways." But we say a lot of photos of the mayor of Accra, Alfred Okoh Vanderpuije on that website owned by the Nation!
  
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• Prof Lungu 10 years ago

  ITEM: The last we checked the website of the Accra Metropolitan Area, we did not find a single map showing locations where flooding are potential issues, or locations marked for demolition on account of "construction/living ...
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  ITEM: The last we checked the website of the Accra Metropolitan Area, we did not find a single map showing locations where flooding are potential issues, or locations marked for demolition on account of "construction/living in waterways." But we saw a lot of photos of the mayor of Accra, Alfred Okoh Vanderpuije - on that website owned by the People!
  
  Why?

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