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Ex-President Rawlings expresses shock over the Volta Lake
disaster
By Masahudu Ankiilu Kunateh, Ghanadot
Former President Jerry Rawlings has expressed shock at the death
of over 18 people including school children on the Volta Lake on
their way from Wusuta after attending a colleague’s funeral.
This tragedy the former president indicated, should be a wake-up
call on the government to act quickly to improve lake transport.
Former President Rawlings also expressed his
deepest of condolences to the bereaved families. He wondered why
a pontoon that had been saved from sinking by the rural folk
with their meagre resources had been abandoned to sink at a
repair shop where it was towed.
According a statement, the former President called for an
in-depth investigation into the sinking of the pontoon.
“The Ministries of Transport and Food and
Agriculture must not allow this to pass un-investigated”.
Ghanadot
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