The Queen Mother of the Mepe Traditional Area, in the Volta Region, Mamaga Adzo Sreku IV, says despite the Akosombo Dam spillage and the subsequent flooding that hit the Mepe community, they will celebrate Christmas.

Speaking in an interview with Adom News, the Queen Mother revealed that the residents of Mepe have regained their joyful and resilient spirit especially after the water in many of the flooded areas receded.

She noted that this has allowed many residents, including shop owners and other business owners, to resume work.

“I always say Mepe people are very happy people. When you look around, you wonder whether we are the ones that went through the disaster. We know how to keep up and God also knows how to keep us. We will celebrate Christmas. We will have fun. It’s a Merry Christmas after all," Mamaga Adzo Sreku IV added.

She highlighted that Ghanaians have shown immense kindness by providing them with essential provisions after they were hit by the floods.

The Queen Mother stated that despite some people resuming work, others are struggling after losing their businesses to the floods. She, therefore, appealed to NGOs and philanthropists to lend a hand to these residents and help save their businesses.

”People have lost fish farms. Personally, I have lost my fish farm. People have lost water factories. These things are buried in the mud. There’s no way you can start immediately unless somebody comes to our aid.”

“We’ve been kept alive by Ghanaians. Ghana has been good to us but we need more than that. We need to be resettled. We need to go back to work," the Queen Mother noted.

Meanwhile, Volta River Authority (VRA) is yet to provide Mepe with information on whether or not the flood incident will recur, leaving the community in uncertainty, she stated.

“We need some information from VRA. Is the water coming again? Will it ever come again? Can we start our fish farms? Can we start working? We need information. We need a whole lot and we need to be engaged so we would be understood better," the Queen Mother added.