Three years on, Tongu flood victims still wait as chief pleads for help

Togbe Komla Sakpiti V rarely raises his voice in public, but these days the weight pressing on the Bakpa Awadiwoekome stool is hard to hide. Since the Akosombo Dam spillage of September–October 2023 swamped communities across the Tongu enclave, families in his jurisdiction have been living in tents or squatting with relatives, waiting for a resettlement promise that has yet to materialise.

By Albert Kuzor