The Central Gonja District experienced one of the most devastating flooding ever experienced which caused severe damages to farms, properties, houses and animals. Farmers whose farms were destroyed by the early droughts and had replanted new crops and also, crops that were slightly affected and were recovering from the effect had been submerged.
The situation affected all Communities whose farms were at low land areas and as such had destroyed more than Ten thousand acreages of farms of which were made up of maize, rice, cowpea, millet, yams, groundnuts etc. The unfortunate situation affected about Forty Six Communities, while most roads were cut off, Schools collapsed and bridges broken. A total number of Thirty Six Thousand Nine Hundred and Seventy Four persons which comprised adult males, adult females as well as children of both sexes were affected.
Below are the break down:
| Adult Males |
3809 |
| Adult Females: |
8960 |
| Children of both sexes |
20,770
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The Communities are:-
1 Don’t touch me
2. Kokope
3. Mportoso,
4. Sikape
5. Sawaba
6. Kopedeke
7. Kakilto
8. Omdulonso
9. No. 4 Kikale
10. Jerusalem
11. Tetekope
12. Tumakalan
13. Afayilli
14. Kpechilevi
15. Bonyamu Chokosi
16. Bonyamu- Baffor
17. Side
18. Katanga,
19. Jakpape,
20. Todronpie,
21. Amajorovi
22. Baledaga
23. Apeso
24. Gbensa
25. Gbanso
26. Torsinape
27. Nekpegu
28. Boromanpe
29. Nyinyegupe
30. Laribgani
31. Tuluwe
32. Adape
33. Digma
34. Wurpe-Kura
35. Bomankura
36. Issah-kura
37. Mizimmape
38. Siedupe
39. Agege Baffor
40. Rome
41. Chovokope
42. Freetown
43. Yaala
44. Congo
45. Centre
46. Kpalingase
47. Kpageso
48. Chekope
49. Kpogede
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The Communities are divided into eight zones to ease movement and distribution of relief items to the beneficiaries. The Zones are:
- Tuluwe
- Chama
- Yapei
- Fufulso
- Sankpala
- Mpaha,
- Kpabuso
- Mamkplan.
Formation Districts Disaster Commitee A District Disaster Committee was formed at Buipe to cater for the welfare, distribution and effective monitoring of relief items to the victims. The Committee is made up of the following high dignitaries.
| Mr. Peter Maala |
District Co-ordinator Director |
| Mr. S. A. Issahaku |
District Director of Agric. |
| Mrs. Amamata Sumani |
Ag. Dist. Director of Medical Services |
| A.S.P Edwar T. Addo |
District Police Commander |
Mr. Onasis Ibn Gibrilii
|
District Social Welfare Officer |
Station Supt.
|
Platoon/Commander – Kusawgu |
| Hon. Salifu Seidu |
Assemblyman for Yapei |
| Mr. Adam Umurana |
District Secretariat Staff NADMO |
| Mrs. Nura Issaka |
Ag. Dist. Co-ordinator NADMO
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Formation of Zonal Disaster Commitees To your information, similar committees are being formed and operative at the communities level for effective distribution and monitoring.
The committees are made up of the Following.
- NADMO Zonal Coordinators
- Assembly Person of affected Community
- Youth Leader
- Representative of Chiefs
- Opinion Leader.
Relief Items Donated by Hon. Kwame Addo Kofour
The first consignment of Eighty (80) mini bags of maize was donated by the former Ministry of Interior, Hon. Kwame Addo Kofour.
The maize was distributed to the most vulnerable or hardest hit Communities. The second consignment of Thirty Bags of Cement was received from Regional Secretariat of NADMO.
Relief Items donated by UNICEF
| Date |
Items |
Qty |
| 25 Sept. ’07 |
Mini bags of Maize |
69 |
| |
Mini bags of rice |
90 |
| |
Pieces of water containers |
420 |
| |
Pieces of plastic cups |
20 |
| |
Pieces of buckets |
1,464 |
| |
Boxes of School recreation |
|
| |
Tents |
|
| |
Packets of purification tablets |
3,435 |
| |
Cakes of soap |
|
| |
Cartons of Hygienic kits for children |
87 |
| |
cartons of hygienic kits for adults |
10 |
| |
School in Boxes |
4 |
| |
mosquito net |
48 |
| |
|
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Relief Items Donated by Hon. Hajia Alima Mahama
In another development, Hon. Hajia Alima Mahama Ministry of Women and Children Affairs have donated Two hundred pieces of Wax Print which were distributed to deprived women victims.
Donation from Ghanaians Living in France A Ghanaian Group based in France donated an amount of Twenty Three million Six hundred thousand cedis (¢23,600,000.00) to Bonyamu, Yapei, Kpalive and Sikape. Each person received an amount of One hundred thousand cedis cash (¢100,000.00).
Relief Items Donated by Regional Secretariat NADMO
| DATE |
ITEMS |
QTY |
| 7th Oct. 200 |
Bags of Maize
|
180
|
| |
Bags of Rice
|
150
|
| |
Cartons of Cooking Oil |
20
|
| |
Plastic Buckets |
40
|
| |
Bales of Mats |
15 |
| 7th Oct. 20 |
Bags of Rice
|
1,373
|
| |
Mats
|
2,469
|
| |
Cartons of Cooking Oil
|
264
|
| |
Mattresse |
300
|
| |
Blankets
|
5,296
|
| |
Plastic Basins
|
678
|
| |
Bales of used Clothing
|
31
|
| |
Pieces of Mosquito Coils
|
1,560
|
| |
Pieces of Mosquito Nets
|
1,819
|
| |
Bags of Sugar |
11 |
All these items have been distributed.
Relief Items Donated by World Food Programme
The World Food Programme have donated large quantities of maize, cowpea and energy biscuits to the Ministry of Health which is under distribution to the flood victims.
| DATE |
ITEMS |
QTY. |
| 9th oct. ’07 |
bags of maize |
1,570 |
| |
bags of beans
|
187 |
| |
gallons of palm oil |
90 |
| |
pieces of biscuits |
44,400 |
Please find attached our distribution list for your observation.
CUT OFF ROADS
Yapei Zone
|
10 |
Yapei katanga
|
20 |
Kusawgu – Tuluwe
|
76 |
Jukuku - Bonyamu
|
2 |
| Fufulso/Junction – Kasinyan |
8 |
Jukuku – Amejorovi
|
6 |
| Mamkpan – Sikape |
12 |
| Sankpala – Torsinape |
12 |
| Kachirase Adape |
12 |
| Coluert |
50 |
Yaala- Deber
|
12 |
| Kpelingase –Deber |
8 |
Seidupei- Yapei
|
8 |
School Affected by the Flood in Central Gonja
Please find below a list of school affected by the recent floods in the Central Gonja District there were:
| Mpaha T.I. Ahmwadiya Primary Sch. |
3 classes
|
|
3 Classes |
Jukuku D.A. Primary School
|
5 Classes |
| Kpabuso J.S.S |
3 Classes |
Adape D.A. Primary School
|
3 Classes |
Bulanposo Primary School
|
3 Classes |
| Kalinka Primary School |
3 Classes |
| Yerikpani Primary School |
3 Classes |
Adupe Primary School
|
4 Classes |
| |
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Suggestions
For effective delivering of good services, the outfit is appealing for means of transport at least a motor-bike to ease our transportation problems.
Government should please extend the supply of relief items to the next framing season. This initiative would prevent famine as the two farming season were seriously affected by droughts and flooding.
Also, Government should consider the rehabilitation and reconstruction of victims house.
SECOND DISTRIBUTION
DISTRIBUTION OF THIRTY (30) BAGS OF CEMENT
DONATED BY REGIONAL SECRETARIAT AT YAPEI
NAMES OF BENEFICIARIES NO. GIVEN
Adam Dabonja
|
|
5 |
Mohammed Nabiwura
|
|
4 |
TOTAL 30 Bags
DISTRIBUTION
FIRST DISTRIBUTION
DISTRIBUTION OF EIGHTY (80) BAGS OF MAIZE WHICH WAS DONATED BY HON. KWAME ADU KOFFOUR TO FLOOD VICTIMS IN CENTRAL GONJA ON 19 SEPTEMBER 2007
BENEFICIARIES NO. GIVEN
COMMUNITY
Banyamu
|
3 Bags |
| Kpachilavi |
5 |
Jakpa-Pei
|
6 |
Sika-Pei
|
28 |
Nportoso
|
13 |
Gbansa
|
10 |
Cheidonpe
|
5 |
Apeso
|
2 |
Kpangeso
|
3 |
Baladaga
|
5 |
| Total |
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Total 80 Bags
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