The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has sharply criticized the government’s handling of recent floods in Accra, accusing President John Dramani Mahama and the National Democratic Congress (NDC) administration of failing to provide effective leadership in disaster management.
In a statement issued on June 29, 2026, and signed by General Secretary Justin Kodua Frimpong, the NPP rejected what it described as government “public relations gimmicks” in the face of worsening floods. The opposition party argued that the administration’s repeated framing of flood control as a “shared responsibility” was an attempt to deflect accountability.
The NPP press release highlighted severe flooding across major routes and communities, including the N1 Highway, Apenkwa, Achimota, Kaneshie, Weija, Spintex, Darkuman Junction, and the Kwame Nkrumah Interchange. It blamed poor coordination between ministries, slow funding releases, and administrative confusion for exacerbating the crisis.
The party called on President Mahama to consolidate flood management under a single accountable ministry, remove the Deputy Chief of Staff from a coordination role, and provide a full public account of the anti-flood task force’s activities, including its use of surveillance flights and budget allocations.
“The flooding situation is getting worse and in all probability will worsen if government continues with this attitude,” the statement read, urging stronger partnerships with district assemblies and experts to address land use, sanitation, and drainage challenges.
The NPP pledged to stand with families displaced by the floods and vowed to hold the government accountable “not seasonally, but consistently.”
This latest exchange underscores the political stakes surrounding Ghana’s flood crisis, as rising rainfall patterns and inadequate infrastructure continue to put lives and livelihoods at risk.
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