The Majority Leader in Ghana’s Parliament, Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu, is concerned about the effect of the Akosombo Dam spillage in the lower Volta area on the economy of Ghana, saying it will exacerbate the current food inflation in the country as a result of farmlands being washed away among others.
Some Members of Parliament from the Volta Region have registered their displeasure at the exclusion of the Volta Region from a national project aimed at diversifying tree crops in the country.