The Greater Accra chapter of the Ghana Moslem Mission has made some material donations to the victims of sea erosion in the Ketu South Municipality in the Volta Region who have been rendered homeless as the result of the washing away of their homes and property and tidal waves.
The people living along the coastal communities of Salakope, Agavedzi, Amutinu and Adina in the Ketu South Municipality have been calling for help to cope with the calamity of the tidal waves and coastal erosion which has befallen them in recent times.
It is in this spirit of extending a helping hand that, the Moslem Mission in the Greater Accra region, presented two truck loads of used clothing and used footwear to the Member of Parliament for Ketu South, Dzifa Abla Gomashie, on Thursday, June 24, 2021 for onward presentation to the people of these communities.
The items were presented by the Manager in Charge of Maintenance, Security and Inventory of the Mission, Mr. Hud Adams on behalf of the Greater Accra Regional Chairman of the Ghana Moslem Mission.
Speaking in an interview with the media after the presentation, Mr. Hud said though the Mission is in the habit of mobilizing such donations, it was specially moved by the plight of the people in these coastal communities.
“We have been doing this for a couple of years. Normally, when we go for our national conferences, we use to take it to the National conference venue and give it to people who are in dire need from other regions. But we realized that doing it in our set up alone is not helping.
“So, we decided now to explore the others and to ensure that anybody who is subjected to any tragedy or incident, we come in to help. And it is part of our Islamic principles.”
The Member of Parliament for the Ketu South constituency, Dzifa Abla Gomashie, who received the items on behalf of the community, said he was glad that the Moslem Commission in Greater region have heard the plea and the call of the people of Ketu South, who are traumatized by the tidal waves and the closure of the borders.
“My heart is swollen with joy and pride that we still have people who have fellow feeling, who are patriotic enough to want to assist Ghanaians who are in trouble.
“On behalf of the people in Ketu South and my very self, and all well-meaning Ghanaians who in one way or the other reached out to us. I would say a big thank you to the Ghana Islamic Mission for this show of commission and patriotism,” she said.
The MP bemoaned the fact that the government has been a bit slow to provide the people with temporary shelter after the disaster struck.
“I am sounding like a broken record right now but the level of devastation and anticipation is troubling. I feel so helpless that up till now we have not been able to provide a temporary shelter befitting of Ghanaians or citizens of this country. That has really been my biggest headache.
“It is a good thing that the people hear promises from the state, but I am sure that we will feel better and we will sleep in peace if we know that something substantial has been done as far as where we can lay our heads and starting to pick the pieces from what has happened to us.”
She also appealed to the Government to consider instituting some economic intervention to mitigate the effects of the disaster on the people since their means of livelihood have been affected.
“If all you do is fishing and the waves have taken your net away; your boat is destroyed; what is left? And Perhaps you could ply a trade at the border; the borders have been closed for a year and no form of intervention has been provided.
“So, it is a daily struggle to see them and to try to commiserate with them and to try to give them hope and to inspire them not to lose hope in us as a people. It is a daily struggle,” she said. Watch video of her interview here: (https://fb.watch/6kCF6y9Pc1/)
Source: Clement Akoloh||parliamentnews360.com
