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06-08-08
THE Executive Director of Child’s Rights International, a non-governmental organisation (NGO), Mr Bright Appiah, has condemned the reported use of children in the ongoing voters registration exercise.
He said such a practice would go a long way to deprive children of the rights they were supposed to enjoy under the Children’s Act and the government’s social intervention programmes.
Mr Appiah cited the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) where children under 18 years were supposed to register, adding that the Children’s Act defined a child as someone below the age of 18.
“Our checks have proven beyond reasonable doubt that children are being registered,” he told the Daily Graphic in an interview yesterday.
A section of the media have reported that children were being used by some political parties to register in the voters registration exercise being organised by the Electoral Commission for those who have attained 18 years and above.
Mr Appiah said the NGO had sent people to some of the regions to capture the registration of minors, and that a full report, together with pictures to prove the authenticity of the report, would be made public next week.
After coming out with the report, he said, the NGO would seek legal advice on protecting the interest of children.
He cited a case last year in which a man who allegedly defiled a 15-year-old girl was able to argue as part of his defence, that the girl was a registered voter, and thus above 15 years.
“We want to avoid some of these things,” he said, adding that the court system treated the cases of children differently.
Mr Appiah, who questioned the rationale behind the use of children by political parties for their own agenda, said it had contradicted the country’s commitment to child protection.
He appealed to parents not to allow their children to be used in the voters registration exercise, since it was criminal, as it was a violation of the rights of the child.
He also charged politicians to desist from using minors in the registration exercise, adding that registration officials who doubted the age of anybody should put the person’s registration on hold until there was enough evidence to show that he/she was at least 18 years.
Wednesday, August 6, 2008
Ghana to participate in Informatics Olympiad
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06-08-08
GHANA will for the first time participate in the International Olympiad in Informatics (IOI) slated to be held this month in Egypt.
The competition would be held from August 16-23, 2008 and would have four senior high school graduates representing the country.
They are Joel Budu, Ama Peprah Asare, Elias Konadu and Priscilla Asare Debrah.
The four students were selected from a group of 26 after they had been shortlisted from a total of 60.
The Olympiad seeks to foster friendly international relations among computer scientists and informatics educators, bring the discipline of informatics to the attention of young people and promote the organisation of informatics competitions, among other things.
According to Mrs Dorothy Aku Allotey, the Coordinator of the ‘I Too Can Programme’ (i2CAP) at the Ghana-India Kofi Annan Centre of Excellence, the Centre in collaboration with Finatrade Foundation organised a national open computer programme competition for all students and graduates below 20 years of age and the four students performed creditably.
She said it was the hope that the i2CAP project will achieve its objectives in order to raise a good team for the country on yearly basis to participate in subsequent Olympiads, adding that the fact that young Ghanaians were experts in creating programmes and conversant with a number of programming languages, increased opportunities for investment in the Information Technology sector.
The i2CAP project sought to generate the enthusiasm of young people in the use and application of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) through inter-school computer programme competitions where outstanding students are rewarded for their creativity and initiative.
It was piloted nationwide with 267 senior high schools participating in the training of trainers workshops.
06-08-08
GHANA will for the first time participate in the International Olympiad in Informatics (IOI) slated to be held this month in Egypt.
The competition would be held from August 16-23, 2008 and would have four senior high school graduates representing the country.
They are Joel Budu, Ama Peprah Asare, Elias Konadu and Priscilla Asare Debrah.
The four students were selected from a group of 26 after they had been shortlisted from a total of 60.
The Olympiad seeks to foster friendly international relations among computer scientists and informatics educators, bring the discipline of informatics to the attention of young people and promote the organisation of informatics competitions, among other things.
According to Mrs Dorothy Aku Allotey, the Coordinator of the ‘I Too Can Programme’ (i2CAP) at the Ghana-India Kofi Annan Centre of Excellence, the Centre in collaboration with Finatrade Foundation organised a national open computer programme competition for all students and graduates below 20 years of age and the four students performed creditably.
She said it was the hope that the i2CAP project will achieve its objectives in order to raise a good team for the country on yearly basis to participate in subsequent Olympiads, adding that the fact that young Ghanaians were experts in creating programmes and conversant with a number of programming languages, increased opportunities for investment in the Information Technology sector.
The i2CAP project sought to generate the enthusiasm of young people in the use and application of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) through inter-school computer programme competitions where outstanding students are rewarded for their creativity and initiative.
It was piloted nationwide with 267 senior high schools participating in the training of trainers workshops.
Publish full report on GT-Vodafone deal
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06-08-08
A Ghanaian international economist, Professor Tetteh Ahenakwa Kofi, has challenged the government to publish the full report of its transaction adviser, Ecobank Development Corporation, on the proposed sale of 70 per cent of Ghana Telecom to Vodafone for $900 million.
Prof. Kofi, who is a Professor of Economics at the University of San Francisco in the US, said “the government should publish and give the statistical data in order for us to understand the logic behind the sale”, adding that it would enable economists like himself to analyse the data and respond appropriately.
Reacting to the 24-hour ultimatum given by the Minister of Finance and Economic Planning, Mr Kwadwo Baah-Wiredu, he alternatively proposed what he called a national mobilisation strategy, through which Ghanaians home and abroad who were of the working age would be made to contribute to the recapitalisation of GT.
“We should use this as a populist strategy to save other sectors of the economy from collapse,” he said.
“We can restructure GT ourselves. We can provide the funding by asking Ghanaians of workable age to provide funds to save GT,” he stated.
He said a similar strategy was used by Finland to build its economy in 1899, adding that Finland had the highest standard of living in Europe today.
He said under the populist development strategy or national mobilisation, all institutions would be made to contribute to the exercise.
“I will campaign in the United States for Ghanaian scholars and students working, and we can raise whatever money the sale of GT would bring,” he emphasised, and expressed the conviction that workers would be laid off when Vodafone took over.
Prof. Kofi said the US Democratic presidential candidate, Barrack Obama, was able to raise funds through a similar strategy by appealing to the youth.
He said it was not possible for Ghanaians to control GT with the remaining 30 per cent as stated by the Finance Minister, adding that to “control a multi-national, you need to own 51 per cent of shares”.
Prof. Kofi, who recently launched a book, The Saga of African Underdevelopment, said Vodafone was a profitable business enterprise and was going to make money from GT.
He said the logic behind the sale of GT was false, and alleged that the elite over the years had sold state assets under the cover of privatisation.
06-08-08
A Ghanaian international economist, Professor Tetteh Ahenakwa Kofi, has challenged the government to publish the full report of its transaction adviser, Ecobank Development Corporation, on the proposed sale of 70 per cent of Ghana Telecom to Vodafone for $900 million.
Prof. Kofi, who is a Professor of Economics at the University of San Francisco in the US, said “the government should publish and give the statistical data in order for us to understand the logic behind the sale”, adding that it would enable economists like himself to analyse the data and respond appropriately.
Reacting to the 24-hour ultimatum given by the Minister of Finance and Economic Planning, Mr Kwadwo Baah-Wiredu, he alternatively proposed what he called a national mobilisation strategy, through which Ghanaians home and abroad who were of the working age would be made to contribute to the recapitalisation of GT.
“We should use this as a populist strategy to save other sectors of the economy from collapse,” he said.
“We can restructure GT ourselves. We can provide the funding by asking Ghanaians of workable age to provide funds to save GT,” he stated.
He said a similar strategy was used by Finland to build its economy in 1899, adding that Finland had the highest standard of living in Europe today.
He said under the populist development strategy or national mobilisation, all institutions would be made to contribute to the exercise.
“I will campaign in the United States for Ghanaian scholars and students working, and we can raise whatever money the sale of GT would bring,” he emphasised, and expressed the conviction that workers would be laid off when Vodafone took over.
Prof. Kofi said the US Democratic presidential candidate, Barrack Obama, was able to raise funds through a similar strategy by appealing to the youth.
He said it was not possible for Ghanaians to control GT with the remaining 30 per cent as stated by the Finance Minister, adding that to “control a multi-national, you need to own 51 per cent of shares”.
Prof. Kofi, who recently launched a book, The Saga of African Underdevelopment, said Vodafone was a profitable business enterprise and was going to make money from GT.
He said the logic behind the sale of GT was false, and alleged that the elite over the years had sold state assets under the cover of privatisation.
Allow chiefs to take part in politics-Lecturer
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05-08-08
A Lecturer at the University of Cape Coast, Mr Kingsley Adjei, has called for an amendment to the Constitution to enable chiefs to take part in active politics.
Alternatively, he said, the Constitution should be amended for the creation of a second Chamber of Parliament for chiefs and other well-meaning Ghanaians.
Speaking to the Daily Graphic, Mr Adjei suggested that the admission of chiefs to the second chamber should be on a rotational basis.
The second chamber, he said, should deal with customary cases, among other things, adding that the British still cherished the traditional role in governance through the Queen.
“Unfortunately, we have accepted Western culture hook, line and sinker, relegating our tradition to the background,” he said.
Mr Adjei said it was hypocritical to bar chiefs from engaging in active politics, although they were allowed to vote during elections.
He said preventing some people, especially chiefs, from participating in governance was against their human rights.
The issue of the subjugation of chiefs, he said, started with the colonialists who set up structures that deprived chiefs of most of their functions, adding that “this continued after independence”.
According to him, none of the provisions in the Constitution sought to lift the image of the chief to his former glory, in spite of the vital role chiefs could play.
Mr Adjei said there were certain structures such as the district assemblies and the MPs Common Fund which tended to relegate chiefs to the background and said as long as people saw district chief executives (DCEs) and MPs as administrators and providers of social amenities, the people would side step chiefs and give respect to those personalities.
He called for the establishment of a common fund for chiefs to use for the development of their traditional areas, saying that would make them more functional. He also stressed the need for the establishment of a royal college where chiefs could go and undertake refresher courses in governance to equip them adequately.
He said there should be an annual awards for chiefs who had contributed immensely to the socio-economic development of their communities, adding that the chieftaincy institution should be reformed to be more viable.
05-08-08
A Lecturer at the University of Cape Coast, Mr Kingsley Adjei, has called for an amendment to the Constitution to enable chiefs to take part in active politics.
Alternatively, he said, the Constitution should be amended for the creation of a second Chamber of Parliament for chiefs and other well-meaning Ghanaians.
Speaking to the Daily Graphic, Mr Adjei suggested that the admission of chiefs to the second chamber should be on a rotational basis.
The second chamber, he said, should deal with customary cases, among other things, adding that the British still cherished the traditional role in governance through the Queen.
“Unfortunately, we have accepted Western culture hook, line and sinker, relegating our tradition to the background,” he said.
Mr Adjei said it was hypocritical to bar chiefs from engaging in active politics, although they were allowed to vote during elections.
He said preventing some people, especially chiefs, from participating in governance was against their human rights.
The issue of the subjugation of chiefs, he said, started with the colonialists who set up structures that deprived chiefs of most of their functions, adding that “this continued after independence”.
According to him, none of the provisions in the Constitution sought to lift the image of the chief to his former glory, in spite of the vital role chiefs could play.
Mr Adjei said there were certain structures such as the district assemblies and the MPs Common Fund which tended to relegate chiefs to the background and said as long as people saw district chief executives (DCEs) and MPs as administrators and providers of social amenities, the people would side step chiefs and give respect to those personalities.
He called for the establishment of a common fund for chiefs to use for the development of their traditional areas, saying that would make them more functional. He also stressed the need for the establishment of a royal college where chiefs could go and undertake refresher courses in governance to equip them adequately.
He said there should be an annual awards for chiefs who had contributed immensely to the socio-economic development of their communities, adding that the chieftaincy institution should be reformed to be more viable.
Monday, August 4, 2008
More campuses for UCC
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04-08-08
THE University of Cape Coast (UCC) is making efforts to set up campuses in other regions of the country, the outgoing Vice Chancellor of UCC, Rev Prof. Emmanuel Adow Obeng, has announced.
In line with this, he said the university had secured plots of lands in Tamale, Sunyani, Kumasi and Koforidua.
Although there was a comprehensive plan to that effect with the Centre for Continuing Education at the university, the only problem was financing, he noted.
Rev Prof. Adow Obeng made this known at the maiden meeting of the alumni of the UCC School of Business in Accra and said "we want to put up classrooms and other structures so that we can have a campus in each region".
The outgoing Vice Chancellor, who was happy with the turnout of the alumni at the meeting, said he had for the past seven years been trying to get the support of the alumni.
He regretted that some of the old students had vowed not to have anything to do with the university because of the bad experiences they had while on campus, and advised them to put that behind them and endeavour to support the university.
Rev Prof. Adow Obeng said even though some lecturers could be difficult and might frustrate and victimise students, whenever such issues came to the attention of the authorities, steps were taken to address them.
"Whenever such things come to our attention, we take action to address them. That should not make you have bad memories of the university," he appealed, saying that the university was now a "university of choice".
The Dean of the UCC School of Business, Mr Edward Marfo-Yiadom, said the vision of the school was to be the foremost business school in Africa as it was committed to being the leader in business.
He said the school was initiating the entrepreneurship programme to provide technical assistance to small and micro enterprises and that the alumni should become the backbone of whatever the school did.
He said the School of Business was in the process of creating a database of alumni which would be updated annually.
The Registrar of the university, Mr Kofi Ohene, who chaired the function, urged the alumni to help provide an opportunity through which students could do their internship.
He commended the alumni for the high turnout at the meeting.
A five-member task force was picked to plan the formal inauguration of the alumni.
The school was established out of the Department of Business Studies in the 2003/2004 academic year. It offers undergraduate and postgraduate degree programmes in Business.
It has two departments, namely the Department of Accounting and Finance and the Department of Management Studies.
04-08-08
THE University of Cape Coast (UCC) is making efforts to set up campuses in other regions of the country, the outgoing Vice Chancellor of UCC, Rev Prof. Emmanuel Adow Obeng, has announced.
In line with this, he said the university had secured plots of lands in Tamale, Sunyani, Kumasi and Koforidua.
Although there was a comprehensive plan to that effect with the Centre for Continuing Education at the university, the only problem was financing, he noted.
Rev Prof. Adow Obeng made this known at the maiden meeting of the alumni of the UCC School of Business in Accra and said "we want to put up classrooms and other structures so that we can have a campus in each region".
The outgoing Vice Chancellor, who was happy with the turnout of the alumni at the meeting, said he had for the past seven years been trying to get the support of the alumni.
He regretted that some of the old students had vowed not to have anything to do with the university because of the bad experiences they had while on campus, and advised them to put that behind them and endeavour to support the university.
Rev Prof. Adow Obeng said even though some lecturers could be difficult and might frustrate and victimise students, whenever such issues came to the attention of the authorities, steps were taken to address them.
"Whenever such things come to our attention, we take action to address them. That should not make you have bad memories of the university," he appealed, saying that the university was now a "university of choice".
The Dean of the UCC School of Business, Mr Edward Marfo-Yiadom, said the vision of the school was to be the foremost business school in Africa as it was committed to being the leader in business.
He said the school was initiating the entrepreneurship programme to provide technical assistance to small and micro enterprises and that the alumni should become the backbone of whatever the school did.
He said the School of Business was in the process of creating a database of alumni which would be updated annually.
The Registrar of the university, Mr Kofi Ohene, who chaired the function, urged the alumni to help provide an opportunity through which students could do their internship.
He commended the alumni for the high turnout at the meeting.
A five-member task force was picked to plan the formal inauguration of the alumni.
The school was established out of the Department of Business Studies in the 2003/2004 academic year. It offers undergraduate and postgraduate degree programmes in Business.
It has two departments, namely the Department of Accounting and Finance and the Department of Management Studies.
Friday, August 1, 2008
Scholarship programme for tertiary institutions
31-07-08
A SCHOLARSHIP scheme dubbed, ‘Tertiary Education Scholarship Trust (TEST) for Ghana’, aimed at providing scholarships to brilliant needy students to pursue tertiary education in the country has been launched in Accra.
Under the programme, 80 beneficiaries would be granted full and partial scholarships with an average value of GH¢500 annually from the scheme to pursue studies in the public universities and polytechnics.
The Founder of ‘TEST for Ghana’, Dr Keith Lloyd, who launched the scheme, said the scholarship would be available for study in any subject which would contribute to the socio economic development of the country.
He said under the scheme, a beneficiary was expected to show a commitment to remain in the country to work for its social and economic development, backed by a five-year bond.
According to him, a beneficiary would also be obliged to work during vacation times for the local community where he/she belonged, saying that TEST would provide mentoring and employment counselling programmes for scholars.
Applications from handicapped students, he said, would be encouraged and noted that application for scholarship would be made through stakeholders in accordance with the requirements defined by the scheme.
Dr Lloyd, who is also the Founder of Norman and Ivy Lloyd African Scholarship Trust at Linacre College University of Oxford, UK, said although the award of scholarships would be in accordance with donors’ requirements, it “would carry a 60 per cent bias towards female applicants, applicants from the Northern, Upper West and Upper East region and Universities”.
He said future activities of the scheme will include microfinance, self sustainability, provision of modern equipment to selected needy schools and an opportunity for the best graduate to emerge from TEST to apply to Linacre University of Oxford.
For his part, the Chairman of Test for Ghana, Prof George Hagan, urged needy brilliant students to take advantage of the scheme for the betterment of their lives and community.
He pledged that the scheme would be fair and transparent to all applicants.
A SCHOLARSHIP scheme dubbed, ‘Tertiary Education Scholarship Trust (TEST) for Ghana’, aimed at providing scholarships to brilliant needy students to pursue tertiary education in the country has been launched in Accra.
Under the programme, 80 beneficiaries would be granted full and partial scholarships with an average value of GH¢500 annually from the scheme to pursue studies in the public universities and polytechnics.
The Founder of ‘TEST for Ghana’, Dr Keith Lloyd, who launched the scheme, said the scholarship would be available for study in any subject which would contribute to the socio economic development of the country.
He said under the scheme, a beneficiary was expected to show a commitment to remain in the country to work for its social and economic development, backed by a five-year bond.
According to him, a beneficiary would also be obliged to work during vacation times for the local community where he/she belonged, saying that TEST would provide mentoring and employment counselling programmes for scholars.
Applications from handicapped students, he said, would be encouraged and noted that application for scholarship would be made through stakeholders in accordance with the requirements defined by the scheme.
Dr Lloyd, who is also the Founder of Norman and Ivy Lloyd African Scholarship Trust at Linacre College University of Oxford, UK, said although the award of scholarships would be in accordance with donors’ requirements, it “would carry a 60 per cent bias towards female applicants, applicants from the Northern, Upper West and Upper East region and Universities”.
He said future activities of the scheme will include microfinance, self sustainability, provision of modern equipment to selected needy schools and an opportunity for the best graduate to emerge from TEST to apply to Linacre University of Oxford.
For his part, the Chairman of Test for Ghana, Prof George Hagan, urged needy brilliant students to take advantage of the scheme for the betterment of their lives and community.
He pledged that the scheme would be fair and transparent to all applicants.
Floods all over
01-08-08
Spread
TORRENTIAL rains this morning flooded some parts of Accra, leaving most of roads impassable. Most residents had to stay indoors till the flood waters receded before coming out of their homes to avoid falling into open drains.
At Teshie Abomah, a middle-aged man who was swept away by the flood waters was rescued by the branches of a Nim tree near a huge drain.
Mr Sammy Adjei, who took the man to hospital, said about 6.00 a.m. he heard people shouting that someone was being swept away by the flood waters.
He said he came out only to find the man trapped by the branches of the tree close to his house.
At Teshie Nungua, some schools declared the day a holiday for their pupils because their classrooms were flooded.
The Mount Mary Preparatory at ‘A’ Life Junction, off the Nungua road, and some buildings along the Teshie-Nungua road were flooded.
At Tabibiano in Teshie, flood waters swept away one side of the main culvert over a stream in the area. The road serves as a main bypass for motorists from Tema, Lashibi and Sakumono through the “bush road” to the Trade Fair site. It was also used as a diversion for motorists during the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) conference.
According to the Assembly Member for the area, Mr James Ayiku Narh, the Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) and the Member of Parliament (MP) for the area had been duly informed of the poor nature of the road.
However, he said, nothing had been done and that it was through the communal spirit of the people in the area that the road had been kept in shape.
“We need an urgent response to the situation, since people will not be able to use vehicles on the route. This is beyond the community,” he said.
Mr Abraham Laryea, a resident who corroborated what the assembly member said, indicated that the road helped to ease traffic on the main Teshie-Nungua road, hence the need to give it urgent attention.
Parts of Mataheko were also hit by the floods.
Business at the Goil Filling Station off the Graphic Road delayed because attendants had no shelter under which to stand to offer services. Vehicles that went to the station to be served got stuck in the mud which had piled there.
Workers of a company near the filling station were stranded outside the building as the yard was flooded.
Some hawkers also took cover in front of buildings.
A resident of Mataheko, Mr Fred Tetteh, said as a result of the lack of drainage in the area, his house and other buildings always got flooded during heavy downpours.
He said for eight years he had been complaining to the authorities but nothing had been done about the situation.
At Agege Zone Six, a suburb of Accra some buildings were submerged in floods following the persistent downpour leaving in its wake, enormous destruction of property, reports Naa Lamiley Bentil .
Electronic items such as television sets, standing fans, furniture and beds were all submerged in the floods.
One of the residents, told the Daily Graphic that they saw the water gushing into their rooms at about 3:00 a.m and quickly came out of their rooms to ascertain the problem since they had not experienced such an incident before.
He said, when they came out, they saw that the water was unable to flow as it had been blocked by a drain presently under-construction.
He said they were relieved only after the men in the compound acted swiftly to break the concrete that was preventing the easy flow of the rain water to the other end.
They have, therefore, appealed to the contractor to look at the designing of the drain to avert a future occurrence.
At the time the Daily Graphic got to the place, residents, both men and women were collecting rain water from their rooms.
They appealed to the Metro Roads Department of the Accra Metropolitan Assembly to rehabilitate roads in the area since they had become virtually immotorable after heavy downpours.
Spread
TORRENTIAL rains this morning flooded some parts of Accra, leaving most of roads impassable. Most residents had to stay indoors till the flood waters receded before coming out of their homes to avoid falling into open drains.
At Teshie Abomah, a middle-aged man who was swept away by the flood waters was rescued by the branches of a Nim tree near a huge drain.
Mr Sammy Adjei, who took the man to hospital, said about 6.00 a.m. he heard people shouting that someone was being swept away by the flood waters.
He said he came out only to find the man trapped by the branches of the tree close to his house.
At Teshie Nungua, some schools declared the day a holiday for their pupils because their classrooms were flooded.
The Mount Mary Preparatory at ‘A’ Life Junction, off the Nungua road, and some buildings along the Teshie-Nungua road were flooded.
At Tabibiano in Teshie, flood waters swept away one side of the main culvert over a stream in the area. The road serves as a main bypass for motorists from Tema, Lashibi and Sakumono through the “bush road” to the Trade Fair site. It was also used as a diversion for motorists during the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) conference.
According to the Assembly Member for the area, Mr James Ayiku Narh, the Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) and the Member of Parliament (MP) for the area had been duly informed of the poor nature of the road.
However, he said, nothing had been done and that it was through the communal spirit of the people in the area that the road had been kept in shape.
“We need an urgent response to the situation, since people will not be able to use vehicles on the route. This is beyond the community,” he said.
Mr Abraham Laryea, a resident who corroborated what the assembly member said, indicated that the road helped to ease traffic on the main Teshie-Nungua road, hence the need to give it urgent attention.
Parts of Mataheko were also hit by the floods.
Business at the Goil Filling Station off the Graphic Road delayed because attendants had no shelter under which to stand to offer services. Vehicles that went to the station to be served got stuck in the mud which had piled there.
Workers of a company near the filling station were stranded outside the building as the yard was flooded.
Some hawkers also took cover in front of buildings.
A resident of Mataheko, Mr Fred Tetteh, said as a result of the lack of drainage in the area, his house and other buildings always got flooded during heavy downpours.
He said for eight years he had been complaining to the authorities but nothing had been done about the situation.
At Agege Zone Six, a suburb of Accra some buildings were submerged in floods following the persistent downpour leaving in its wake, enormous destruction of property, reports Naa Lamiley Bentil .
Electronic items such as television sets, standing fans, furniture and beds were all submerged in the floods.
One of the residents, told the Daily Graphic that they saw the water gushing into their rooms at about 3:00 a.m and quickly came out of their rooms to ascertain the problem since they had not experienced such an incident before.
He said, when they came out, they saw that the water was unable to flow as it had been blocked by a drain presently under-construction.
He said they were relieved only after the men in the compound acted swiftly to break the concrete that was preventing the easy flow of the rain water to the other end.
They have, therefore, appealed to the contractor to look at the designing of the drain to avert a future occurrence.
At the time the Daily Graphic got to the place, residents, both men and women were collecting rain water from their rooms.
They appealed to the Metro Roads Department of the Accra Metropolitan Assembly to rehabilitate roads in the area since they had become virtually immotorable after heavy downpours.
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