A Legal Practitioner, Mr. Yaw Oppong has said residents should not be held responsible for the recent floods that hit certain parts of Accra.<\/p>\n
According to him the city authorities should rather be held liable for the problem. \u201ccitizens<\/span> should not be blamed for this mess because we have blamed citizens<\/span> for too long. It is time to ask the state what it has done for us after we have given them part of our powers.\u201d<\/p>\n A heavy rainstorm that hit Accra and other regions on Thursday rendered residents stranded and homeless.<\/p>\n Speaking on Citi FM\u2019s<\/b> News Analysis Programme<\/span>, The Big Issue<\/i>, Mr. Oppong<\/span> said \u201cthe state has failed to comply with its part of the contract\u201d to serve the populace.<\/p>\n According to him, the onus lies on the state to provide citizens with the services which will ensure that citizens do not experience floods. \u201cAs far as I am concerned if the state does what it has to do, there will be an impediment for people to dump refuse in the gutter.\u201d<\/p>\n He also emphasized the need for city authorities to be reminded of their duties.<\/p>\n The floods that hit the nation\u2019s capital have partly been attributed to the continual dumping of rubbish into Accra\u2019s drains.<\/p>\n Speaking on the same platform, the President of Policy Think Tank, Imani Ghana, Franklin Cudjoe attributed the problem to infrastructural<\/span> challenge, adding that the country needs close to 2 billion to fix its infrastructural<\/span>\u00a0problems.<\/p>\n Offering a solution to the problem, the Editor of Business Finder,<\/span>Mr. Toma Amihere proposed that the various districts should account for their internally generated funds to ensure that the funds disbursed to those districts serve its purpose.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n By: Marian Efe Ansah\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana<\/p>\n