Lawyer and CPP member Kwame Jantuah says Ghana’s recurring flood disasters expose a deeper problem, the absence of long-term national planning.
Speaking on TV3’s New Day following the latest floods in Accra, Jantuah argued that successive governments have failed to develop comprehensive strategies to deal with flooding and other disasters.
He questioned whether any major political party has presented a serious plan to address flooding.
“If there is a massive earthquake in Ghana today, what’s the plan?” he asked.
According to him, Ghana remains vulnerable not only to floods but also to other disasters because planning is often sacrificed for short-term political priorities.
Jantuah said institutions such as the National Development Planning Commission should be strengthened and given greater independence to lead long-term national planning.
He argued that flooding should not be treated as a seasonal problem but as a permanent development challenge requiring sustained attention from governments, local assemblies, engineers and urban planners.
“If we don’t plan our country, future generations will be asking what exactly we did when these warning signs were obvious,” he said
