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The Member of Parliament for the South Tongu Constituency, Wisdom Kobena Woyome, has mentioned that he does not see an immediate restoration of the communities affected by the spillage of the Akosombo Dam.

He explained that, even after the water totally recedes, he believes the buildings and communities will not be safe enough for the displaced persons to go back, citing that the communities have already started having bad smells due to the carcasses of dead animals and fecal matter that got mixed in the spillage.

Wisdom Kobena Woyome said that a major hospital and technical school, together with nurses and teacher quarters in Camboni, a town in Sogakope, that were hugely affected by the spillage, have all been closed down, along with the community morgue.

He also explained that all dead bodies at the community mortuary were transferred to other nearby mortuaries before the water got to the town.

He explained that so many things ought to be done before displaced people are allowed to go back to their communities.

In an interview with Peace FM News, when some staff of Despite Media and the TMW Foundation donated relief items worth about Ghc200,000 to victims of the Akosombo Dam spillage, Hon Kobena Woyome explained that, although the water level appears to be receding in some towns, other towns around the Volta Lake’s estuary like Keta, Anlo, Kpando, and others are now experiencing the effects of the spillage as the water is flowing into the sea.

He therefore called for more support for all the affected communities from individuals and corporate institutions to complement the government's efforts, adding that the efforts to help the displaced people should not be tainted with political affiliations as all the victims are distressed people.

Speaking on the Sogakope GridCO Power Station, which provides power to the people of the southern Volta and Ada East and is still submerged in the spillage, Hon. Kobena Woyome said that the substation has been shut down until the water recedes, and even after that, he is sure it is going to begin operation anytime soon as a lot of work will have to be done before it begins transmitting light back to the towns it serves.

He, however, added that power is now being transmitted from Aflao to the communities, which are not strong enough to power some electrical appliances.