Alexander Afenyo-Markin, the Minority Leader in Parliament, has criticised the National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO) for distributing baked beans and noodles to victims of the recent floods.
According to the minority leader, persons affected by the June 29 floods require staple food like rice, maize, and oil.
He further questioned the procurement process for the relief items, as he expressed concern over how the baked beans supplied to victims were acquired.
Speaking on the floor of Parliament on July 7, 2026, Afenyo-Markin stated, “We have been told that some funds have been released to NADMO. Only yesterday, Mr Speaker, we saw NADMO at Nima and Accra New Town sharing baked beans and Indomie. Baked beans, baked beans”.
“When people have lost properties, they need rice, they need maize, they need cooking oil. They need government to intervene to restore their businesses,” he stressed.
“Then, Mr Speaker, we don’t even know how they procure these baked beans. People need blankets, people need mattresses,” he added.
Also, the Minority Leader in Parliament criticised President John Mahama’s use of a helicopter to assess the June 29 floods.
The Minority leader questioned why President John Mahama has not visited flood-affected communities.
According to Afenyo-Markin, Ghanaians only saw John Mahama comfortably in the helicopter in the name of surveying while people were suffering in their homes.
Afenyo-Markin stated, “We have not seen the president visiting families. We saw him in the air. We saw him in the helicopter”.
“Those who lost their lives, we have not seen any government official reaching out to them, their families, those who lost property. We have not seen any action from the government. What we know is that the president was comfortably in the helicopter in the name of surveying, finding out. But the people who suffered are in their homes”.
He further added, “ Is the government taking data of those who suffered? My own Winneba Effutu six communities were submerged. I have interacted with the Chiefs and people; they are in pain. The roads have been cut off; they cannot go to their farms; that is the reality.
“I hold the view that beyond the optics, the government must show serious action,” he said.
Meanwhile, some days ago, President John Dramani Mahama directed the immediate release of GH¢300 million to support urgent flood relief and mitigation efforts in Accra following the June 29 devastating flooding.
Felix Kwakye Ofosu, the Spokesperson to the President and Minister for Government Communications, in a statement issued, made this known.
According to Felix Kwakye Ofosu, GH¢150 million of the amount will be used to provide emergency relief for people and communities affected by the floods.
He added that the remaining GH¢150 million will be invested in measures aimed at reducing future flooding.
Portions of the statement read, “President John Dramani Mahama has directed the Minister for Finance to release GH¢ 300 million from the Contingency Fund to finance urgent flood relief and mitigation efforts.”
“The directive forms part of government’s response to the flooding of parts of Accra and other communities in the southern sector of the country after hours of unusually heavy rainfall,” it noted.
“The President has also directed the deployment of personnel of the Ghana Armed Forces and Police to work with NADMO and other security services in the rescue and relief operations currently underway across the city,” it added.
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