NADMO calls for collective action on disaster prevention, appeals for timely relief for victims
Municipal NADMO Director urges residents to prevent flooding through responsible environmental practices while calling for faster release of relief items to disaster victims.
The Kassena-Nankana Municipal Director of the National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO), Samuel Aboko, has called on residents to adopt responsible environmental practices to reduce disasters while appealing to government to expedite the release of relief items for affected victims.
Speaking on the Big Mike Breakfast Show on Tuesday, August 4, Aboko said flooding remains one of the municipality’s major disaster risks, largely due to indiscriminate dumping of refuse into drains, construction on waterways, deforestation and bush burning.
He urged residents to dispose of waste properly, avoid building on waterways and actively participate in community clean-up exercises to minimise flooding during heavy rains.
“People need to cultivate the habit of proper disposal of their waste in their communities. Not to just throw them haphazardly anywhere they find,” he said.
Aboko disclosed that NADMO has intensified public education by deploying zonal officers to communities to sensitise residents on disaster prevention and environmental protection.
He also appealed to traditional leaders, assembly members and other opinion leaders to support the enforcement of environmental regulations.
“It is by collective effort. Everybody should come on board to assist,” he stressed.
The Municipal Director, however, expressed concern over delays in the supply of relief items for disaster victims, revealing that the municipality has not received any assistance despite recording several disasters over the past year.
He said since assuming office on June 30, 2025, the municipality has experienced numerous domestic, commercial and rainstorm-related disasters, with assessment reports submitted to the regional and national offices after every incident.
According to him, between January and June this year alone, the municipality recorded five domestic fire outbreaks, three commercial fires and one bushfire.
“As I speak now, we haven’t received any relief item. It is still in the pipeline and we are hoping that government will do the needful,” he said.
Aboko explained that although residents often expect immediate assistance from NADMO, the municipal office cannot distribute relief items that have not been supplied by the national office.
He assured victims that any items received would be distributed to those already assessed, depending on availability.
He also clarified that the municipal office has no control over the type of relief items provided by government and development partners, appealing for their timely release to enable NADMO to offer meaningful support to disaster victims across the municipality.
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