Member of Parliament for Krachi East, Nelson Kofi Djabab
The Member of Parliament for Krachi East, Nelson Kofi Djabab, has called for immediate action to address the impact of recent rainstorms that have devastated his constituency and others.
Following a similar statement by the MP for Nandom, Richard Kuuire, Djabab, speaking during parliamentary proceedings on Tuesday, June 17, 2025, emphasized the urgent need for assistance amid ongoing school sessions and widespread power outages.
He noted that rainstorms on April 27 and May 27 destroyed the roof of the only E-block school in his constituency, leaving students in a precarious situation.
He added that a recent storm, also mentioned by Kuuire, affected parts of Krachi East, including his own home, which has been without electricity since June 13.
“It concerns Lambussie as much as it does Nandom. On the 27th of April, we had a rainstorm like that. A second one occurred on the 27th of May, and our only E-block’s roof is gone. This has left students in a very precarious situation, and the rainstorm he just described also swept through portions of my constituency.
“In fact, my own home in the constituency has been without electricity since the 13th of June, and communities like Kocha, Sentibengwala, and Kuwa—all in the Krachi East constituency—have been without electricity due to the destruction of several high-tension and low-tension electricity poles.
“Communities such as Kocha, Sentibengwala, and Kuwa have similarly lost power due to damaged electricity infrastructure,” he stated.
The MP called on the Ministry of Education to provide urgent support to the affected schools and appealed to the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) and the Volta River Authority (VRA) to restore electricity to the impacted areas.
“It’s a very dire situation, and we want to call on the Ministry of Education to provide urgent assistance to these schools because school is in session. We also call on ECG and VRA to restore electricity supply to the affected communities,” he said.
He linked the recurring storms to climate change and deforestation, urging all Ghanaians to adopt behaviours that help mitigate such disasters.
“But this predicament, Right Honourable Speaker, brings to the fore the effects of climate change in these communities. Tree felling in our constituencies, along with global climate change, is contributing to this situation. I think we all must rise to the challenge and adopt behaviours that will minimize such catastrophes,” he told the House.
Djabab emphasised the need for collective action to support the affected communities during this challenging period.
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