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President John Dramani Mahama has given the assurance that government will take effective measures to correct mistakes that led to the June 3, 2015 flood and fire disaster, which killed 152 people a year ago.

The disaster devastated many Ghanaians, some of whom lost relatives and friends in the disaster, which has been described as one of the saddest in Ghana’s history.

Commemorating the unfortunate incident on Twitter, the President said government will continue to “correct developments that led to the disaster.”

May the souls of those who departed on June 3, 2015 rest in perfect peace. We’ll continue to correct developments that led to the disaster.

— John Dramani Mahama (@JDMahama) June 3, 2016

 

NADMO still under-resourced

The President’s comment comes days after the National Disaster Management Organisation of Ghana (NADMO) said it is still under-resourced to respond to national emergencies like the June 3 disaster.

NADMO had challenges in its quest to assist some survivors of the disaster on time due to lack of funds and logistics.

A year after the incident, the Head of Hydro Meteorological Department of NADMO, Sarah Adenko, has told Citi News their challenges still persist.

According to her, NADMO officials have on several occasions been compelled to foot bills for most of the logistics needed to carry out their duties effectively from their pockets.

“3rd June came and we didn’t have the relief items and people were expecting us to respond immediately,” she lamented.

“For example, we have identified Accra, Western Region and Volta Region as disaster prone and we should by this time be going out to be talking to MMDAs to look at their plans. How would you respond? We should be having simulation exercises but we have not moved out yet. We don’t have fuel, and sometimes we have to go and credit. You have to go to the field and work and sometimes you have to use your own vehicle, buy your own fuel because there is no money for the fuel and you want to go out and work. The logistics are not there and this is a big challenge for us.”