By Tilda Acorlor
The Volta Regional Football Association has donated 300 bags of sachet water to residents of Mepe, one of the areas severely affected by flooding caused by the spillage of the Akosombo Dam.
The delegation was led by the Regional FA Chairman, Daniel Agbogah, and some members of the Executive Council.
Several people have been displaced and need potable drinking water.
The Regional FA chairman said during the visit that football has been greatly affected due to the flood and will continue to extend a helping hand to the affected communities until the situation is stable.
Mr. Agbogah, who described the incident as terrible, has appealed to other stakeholders to support all the affected communities.
“We are here today in response to the disaster situation in the Tongu area; what we are seeing here is very terrible, and we are here to support with our little token,” Mr. Agbogah said.
“As this has happened, we are fully aware that football has been affected. Once the place is flooded, children cannot play football. As a football community, we have come on behalf of stakeholders to support the community,” he added.
“We have donated 300 bags of sachet water; if we can gather a little bit more, we will move to other communities to help them also,” he said.
Since October 9, 2023, communities downstream of the Akosombo and Kpong Dams have been flooded. This follows the second-stage spillage of the two dams used to generate about a third of Ghana’s electricity supply.
The Volta River Authority (VRA) started the controlled spillage at the Akosombo and Kpong dams following excess water in both reservoirs due to appreciable levels of rainfall.
The spillage has affected almost all the South, North and Central Tongu communities of the Volta region, resulting in the indefinite postponement of Match Day 5 fixture between Hearts of Lions FC and Accra Hearts of Oak.
