The National Disaster Management Organization (NADMO) has acknowledged that it should have implemented a mandatory evacuation plan to relocate residents from flood-prone areas prior to the Akosombo Dam spillage.

Speaking during an interview on Joy FM's Super Morning Show, Deputy Director General of NADMO, Seji Saji Amedonu, explained that although residents were initially advised to voluntarily evacuate before the spillage, stronger measures could have been taken when this voluntary evacuation was not successful.

He mentioned that NADMO could have resorted to compulsory evacuation, but this proved to be a challenging task.

"When it gets to a point that some people do not want to move for some reason, then, we do the compulsory evacuation. Yes, we did not do compulsory evacuation.

"That is a difficult thing to do. Imagine moving this number of people by force. How are you going to get that done?

"What it means is that we needed to involve all the state security agencies to get that done."

The Volta River Authority (VRA) has attributed the spillage to a "consistent rise in the inflow pattern and water level of the Akosombo Dam."

As a result, thousands of residents in nine districts across the Volta, Eastern, and Greater Accra regions have experienced losses of their homes and belongings due to the ongoing spillage of the Akosombo and Kpong Dams.

Meanwhile, the majority of residents who have reported property losses find themselves without a home and are appealing to the government for assistance.

“Over a thousand houses and properties have been submerged already and lives are being threatened so we are calling on government to come to our aid. This is the time the people of Mepe, especially those in the Volta River basin are waiting for them, they should come to our aid,” a resident pleaded.