Okudzeto Ablakwa Inaugurates Independent Accountability Elders Council To Oversee Relief Items And Funds Received In North Tongu Constituency
Addressing the chiefs and people from various traditional areas within the constituency at the event held at Mepe, the hard working MP stated that; " I carried out the absolutely important task of inaugurating an independent Accountability Elders Council (AEC) to oversee transparent and accountable management of all donations received through the North Tongu MP’s Office intended for VRA-induced flood victims."
Freeman Koryekpor 
THE NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC Member of Parliament (MP) for North Tongu Constituency in the Volta Region, Honourable Samuel Okudzeto-Ablakwa with supreme support from the chiefs and queen-mothers of the five (5) recognized traditional areas on Sunday November 5, 2023 inaugurated Accountability Elders Council (AEC) to oversee transparency and equitable distribution of all relief items and funds received in the constituency
Addressing the chiefs and people from various traditional areas within the constituency at
the event held at Mepe, the hard working MP stated that; " I carried out the absolutely important task of inaugurating an independent Accountability Elders Council (AEC) to oversee transparent and accountable management of all donations received through the North Tongu MP’s Office intended for VRA-induced flood victims."
He stressed that; "the AEC will also be responsible for guiding MP's office on equitable distribution of donations to all 21 displaced camps and affected households across my beloved constituency; ensuring no victim is left out; and assisting me with integrity mechanisms that must prevent any diversion of relief items or funds received through my office."
The AEC is made up of royalty and highly respected elders from all six traditional areas in North Tongu. It is chaired by the illustrious Prof. Emmanuel Netsey-Afedo.
Other members of the AEC are Togbe Kodzo Azagba IV of Mepe, Mama Asieku IV of Battor, Manklalo Agbohla VI of Dorfor, Togbe Dzetekletsi III of Torgorme, Memayor Asiworme — Secretary to Fodzoku Traditional Area and Nicholas Bordeha.
"I am eternally grateful to the AEC for the honour and for their commitment to honest service of our people," he stressed.
Earlier, the hard working MP has launched a mobile relief caravan to distribute items to victims of the Akosombo Dam spillage.
According to him, they have developed an effective distribution system to ensure that all 19 camps for displaced persons in his beloved constituency regularly receive much-needed relief items without bottlenecks.
He said his office has secured a relief package comprising bags of rice, maize, sugar, cooking oil, canned fish, mosquito nets, detergents, tissues, mosquito repellents, sanitary towels, life jackets and tissues for onward distribution to all camps.
“The 10,000 displaced constituents remain dear to our hearts and shall not be abandoned,” the MP noted.
“I shall be with you all the way — your welfare is my priority”, the MP added.
Mr Okudzeto Ablakwa was one of the first responders who visited the devastated areas following the spillage of the Akosombo Dam.
He has since launched an appeal to support the displaced some of whom fall within his jurisdiction as Member of Parliament for North Tongu.
Millions of properties lost in parts of the Volta region following the spillage of the Akosombo Dam.
Flooding caused by the spillage has forced many communities in the North, South, and Central Tongu districts of the Volta Region to evacuate, leaving them with no choice but to try and salvage what’s left of their belongings.
The affected areas have been zoned into 19 camps to help the distribution of relief items to the victims.
Already, bags of rice, sugar, sanitary pads, corn boxes of can fish, and other have been distributed to residents. Over 10,000 people have been displaced and homes submerged
