The death of Ada SHS students may be connected to the Akosombo spill – Assemblyman

He added on Joy FM's Newsnight, "It's related to the school's and the district's overall water shortage." Because Ada has been without water for about a week, without a drop from the tap, and even the river water is unsafe due to the Akosombo Dam leak." He added that, despite the risks of obtaining water from the river, the school administration is compelled to arrange kids to fetch water from the river for their requirements.

Nearly a month after the Akosombo Dam Spillage, the country continues to suffer losses, as two Ada Senior High School (SHS) students perished in the Ada River while washing their uniforms.

According to reports, these children went to the river to have a brief bath and wash their clothes before returning to school before the unexpected happened.

According to Moses Wusah, Assembly Member for the region, the taps have not been running for some time, forcing children and the school to resort to the Ada River due to the Akosombo dam overflow.

He added on Joy FM’s Newsnight, “It’s related to the school’s and the district’s overall water shortage.” Because Ada has been without water for about a week, without a drop from the tap, and even the river water is unsafe due to the Akosombo Dam leak.”

He added that, despite the risks of obtaining water from the river, the school administration is compelled to arrange for kids to fetch water from the river for their requirements.

The Assembly member emphasised that, while he had recruited a few young men to bring water to the school, the school’s population was too great, and that as of 6:10 p.m., most of the kids had still not had a bath, and kitchen staff were also struggling to acquire water to make meals.

Meanwhile, he stated that his organisation aims to write letters to raise donations in order to install pumps straight into the river to supply water to the school.