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Beyond drains: Susan Adu-Amankwah prescribes lasting solution to Accra floods

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July 4, 2026

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Beyond drains: Susan Adu-Amankwah prescribes lasting solution to Accra floods

Executive Secretary of the National Interest Movement, Susan Adu-Amankwah, has said Ghana’s response to flooding in Accra must go beyond the construction of drains and culverts, saying that the city’s recurring flood crisis is also rooted in weak policy controls, a broken land tenure system and poor enforcement of planning rules.

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