Drought in Northern Ghana: May l know the status of the dams under the One Village, One Dam initiative? – Franklin Cudjoe asks Bawumia

Following the drought in Northern Ghana, Founding President of IMANI Africa Franklin Cudjoe has asked Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia to update Ghanaians on the current state of the One Village One Dam policy.

Franklin Cudjoe says that it is important to take the drought situation seriously because the economy and its inhabitants are too frail to take on ‘another avoidable’ phenomenon.

“Good morning, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia there are reports of looming food shortages up north due to poor rains.

“May we be spared the harshest effect of the looming food crisis as the rains have failed up north. The agriculture, finance, and defence ministers are doing well to contain the situation. However, we should work harder not to depend on rains and build adequate storage for times like this. The economy and its inhabitants are too frail to take on another avoidable phenomenon.

“Anyway, Dr. Bawumia, l recall you aggressively led the campaign for 1 village-1 dam as the best strategy to augment existing irrigation systems. And billions of money was poured into these dams. May l know the status of these dams? When are we expecting them to kick in and help?” He wrote on his Facebook page.

The government had said that it is taking concrete measures to safeguard Ghana’s food security. 

The Finance Minister Dr Mohammed AminAdan said that the government is looking to raise $500 million (GHS 8 billion) to support our food security interventions.

This will be from a combination of funds from the Contingency Fund, Budget Realignment, and Development Partner Funding, he said.