Bagbin directs probe into Ghana’s readiness for impending El Niño
Speaker of Parliament, Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin, has directed Parliament’s Defence and Interior Committee to summon the National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO) and other relevant agencies to brief the House on Ghana’s preparedness for the anticipated El Niño expected next year. The directive followed a statement read on the floor of Parliament by Patricia Appiagyei, […]
Ghana's Speaker of Parliament, Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin, has instructed the Defence and Interior Committee to investigate the country's readiness for the upcoming El Niño weather phenomenon. This comes after Member of Parliament for Asokwa, Patricia Appiagyei, raised concerns about the potential impacts of El Niño, which could affect agriculture, water resources, hydroelectric power generation, and public health.
Bagbin emphasized the matter's national priority and urged the Committee to compel relevant agencies to account for their preparedness measures. Appiagyei warned of the country's vulnerability to prolonged dry spells, erratic rainfall patterns, and climate-related disruptions, drawing from previous El Niño episodes in 1982/83, 1997/98, and 2015/16.
The Majority Leader of the House, James Agalga, assured the lawmakers that the government is already taking steps to mitigate the effects of the impending weather event.
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