Communities affected by construction of Akosombo Dam urge government to speed up compensation process
The representatives of the 52 communities affected by the construction of the Akosombo Hydroelectric Dam have urged the government to speed up the compensation process. According to the Conference of the National Association of Resettlement Communities, the government has taken too long to pay them for the destruction of their communities, livelihoods, and cultural heritage, […]
The representatives of the 52 communities impacted by the construction of the Akosombo Hydroelectric Dam have called on the government to expedite the compensation process. According to a conference of the National Association of Resettlement Communities, the government has been excessively slow in compensating them for the loss of their communities, livelihoods, and cultural heritage, as they sacrificed their settlements for the sake of national energy production.
This was underscored during a meeting between the Volta River Authority and the National Association of Resettlement Communities, which resulted in a report highlighting the prolonged time taken by the government to pay the affected communities.
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