Parliament’s Government Assurance Committee cannot summon managers of the capital over the recent floods in the city.<\/p>\n
According to the Chairman of the Government Assurance Committee of Parliament, Emmanuel Kwasi Bedzra the\u00a0committee has no power to drag before it city authorities over the recent floods in the Accra.<\/p>\n
Pressure has been mounting on the Committee to invite managers of the city over the flooding which has rendered many homeless.<\/p>\n
[contextly_sidebar id=”LQm3HbAzIpNBTsSgoPBD8lRDwjy5HAXC”]But speaking to Citi News<\/strong>, Chairman of the Committee Emmanuel, Kwasi Bedzra noted that they will be usurping the powers of another Committee should they do that.<\/p>\n He said it is the duty of the Local Government Committee to do such things.<\/p>\n \u201cGovernment assurance committee holds ministers responsible not city authorities. For flooding in Accra for instance, it is the Local Government Committee who are supposed to hold the Ministry of Water Resources Works and Housing and city authorities accountable for policies and resources that have been committed to them.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cGovernment assurances committee hold ministers responsible when assurances are given on the floor of the House and this assurances are taken through to make sure they are fulfilled if they are not fulfilled then we find reasons why they are not fulfilled,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n Flooding in Accra<\/strong><\/p>\n Heavy rains last Thursday left several\u00a0parts of Accra flooded.<\/p>\n The floods submerged homes and properties in the capital city.<\/p>\n However some\u00a0military personnel rescued residents of\u00a0Odawna, who were trapped by flood waters.<\/p>\n Soldiers from the 48 Engineers Regiment arrived at Odawna with boats, to rescue residents who\u00a0had called for help.<\/p>\n –<\/p>\n By: Godwin A. Allotey\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana
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