The former Works and Housing Minister, Francis Asenso Boakye, has said flooding in Ghana is no longer just a seasonal problem but a national failure.
Francis Asenso Boakye called for urgent enforcement of planning laws, stronger drainage investment, and sustained political will.
According to Asenso Boakye, flooding should not be reduced to partisan debates, as flood waters do not discriminate but affect all Ghanaians alike.
Speaking on the floor of Parliament on June 30, 2026, the Member of Parliament for Bantama stated, “Mr Speaker, flooding has become one of Ghana’s most persistent national challenges. It has confronted successive governments and continues to threaten life, infrastructure, and economic activity. This is therefore not a time for political point scoring. We know the causes, and we know the solutions. What remains is the political will to sustain investment, enforce our planning laws, strengthen sanitation management, and promote responsible citizenship.
“Flood waters do not discriminate. They affect all Ghanaians alike. We must therefore unite around practical and lasting solutions. The causes of flooding are well known. Inadequate drainage infrastructure, weak enforcement of planning laws, and poor waste management, rapid urbanisation, and the growing impacts of climate change,” he said.
He further raised concern that several of these interventions have reportedly slowed or stalled.
Asenso-Boakye highlighted that the flooding crisis can be significantly reduced through concerted efforts of government, local authorities and all key stakeholders.
Meanwhile, Muntaka Mohammed-Mubarak, the Interior Minister, has provided a thorough account of the destruction caused by heavy rains on June 29 in Ghana’s capital Accra.
According to the Interior Minister, more than 7,700 households were displaced, with 38,802 people affected, while seven persons are still missing.
The minister disclosed that the downpour inundated several communities with thousands of residents in 18 Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies (MMDAs).
Speaking on the floor of Parliament on Tuesday, June 30, the Interior Minister, according to reports, detailed that “25 communities were impacted by the flooding, with Ga East, Ledzokuku, Ayawaso Central, Ga Central, Ga West, Ablekuma North, Ningo-Prampram, Weija-Gbawe, Ga South, Adenta, Krowor, Okaikwei South, Okaikwei North, Tema West, Tema Metropolitan, La Dade-Kotopon and Kpone-Katamanso among the hardest-hit assemblies.
Providing a breakdown of the figures, Muntaka disclosed that Ga East recorded 2,000 displaced persons from 400 households, with six people reported missing and five confirmed deaths.
Ledzokuku recorded 1,200 displaced persons from 240 households and one death, while Ayawaso Central registered 3,021 displaced persons from 605 households, one missing person and three deaths.
He added that Ga Central recorded 1,811 displaced persons from 363 households, while Ga West had 2,300 displaced persons from 460 households, with neither assembly recording any deaths or missing persons.
The Minister further revealed that Ablekuma North recorded 651 displaced persons from 131 households, Weija-Gbawe 2,500 displaced persons from 500 households, Ga South 2,100 displaced persons from 420 households, Adenta 1,850 displaced persons from 370 households, Krowor 6,500 displaced persons from 1,300 households, Okaikwei South 701 displaced persons from 141 households, and Okaikwei North 2,620 displaced persons from 524 households.
In Tema West, 3,450 people from 690 households were displaced, with three fatalities recorded, while Tema Metropolitan Assembly recorded 3,601 displaced persons from 721 households. La Dade-Kotopon recorded 2,020 displaced persons from 404 households, and Kpone-Katamanso recorded 1,100 displaced persons from 220 households without any deaths”.
He added, “When you put all these numbers together, we have a total of 7,761 households that were displaced with 38,802 individuals affected, with seven persons still missing as of this morning”.
@ghnow_ Reports from the Tema Motorway indicate that properties believed to have been stored in an unknown warehouse have been washed into floodwaters following the heavy downpour. #GHNow #fyp ♬ original sound – GHnow
