MP donates to rainstorm victims

Page 23, May 1, 2009
Story: Emmanuel Adu-Gyamerah, Derma
THE Member of Parliament (MP) for Tano South, Mr Andrew Adjei-Yeboah has presented building materials worth GH¢7,500 to victims of a rainstorm that hit Derma and its environs recently.
The items, which included 200 bags of cement, 30 packets of roofing sheets and 25 boxes of roofing nails, were purchased from the MP’s share of the District Assemblies’ Common Fund (DACF).
Twenty-seven houses at Derma either had their roofs ripped off or parts of the buildings destroyed during the rainstorm that lasted for several hours.
Even though there were no casualties some of the over 1,000 victims of the rainstorm are currently putting up with friends and relatives.
Making the presentation, Mr Adjei-Yeboah expressed the hope that the beneficiaries would use the items for the purpose for which they were presented.
He said a committee was formed to assess the extent of damage and the needs of houses which were affected by the rainstorm and explained that it was on that basis that the items were distributed.
“The items were distributed to the victims irrespective of their political affiliation”, he said, adding that “I am the MP for the area and not for any political party”.
The assembly member for the area, Mr Samuel Amankwaah, who received the gift on behalf of the victims, thanked the MP for the gesture and said the items would go a long way to alleviate the plight of the victims.
The Derma Area Co-ordinator of the National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO), Mr Peter Antwi advised the people to plant trees in front of their houses to serve as wind breaks during such severe rainstorms.