S/R: DAMONGO WATER CRISIS: CONCERNED CITIZENS DEMAND IMMEDIATE COMMISSIONING OF COMPLETED BROTO WATER PROJECT

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Kadir Abdul-Rahaman, NPP Constituency Secretary, Damongo. 


A group calling itself the Concerned Citizens of Damongo Constituency has held a press conference to express strong displeasure over the continued refusal of the Ghana Water Company Limited (GWCL) and the current National Democratic Congress (NDC) administration to commission the completed Damongo Alternative Water Supply System, popularly referred to as the Broto Water Project.

The press conference, held exactly one year after the sod-cutting ceremony for the project, was led by the NPP Constituency Secretary, Kadiri Abdul-Rahaman, who described the situation as “a matter of grave concern that threatens public health, human dignity and the wellbeing of the people of our beloved Damongo.”

According to the group, the project was initiated by Hon. Lawyer Samuel Abu Jinapor, Member of Parliament for Damongo, through the Ministry of Sanitation and Water Resources, with funding from EXIM BANK. The contract was awarded to Dannak Engineering Company Limited and supervised by the Ghana Water Company. Work on the project was completed in December 2024 at a total cost of GH₵ 17,074,113.58.

“It’s therefore disappointing to allow such a historic edifice that cost the taxpayer over GH₵ 17 million (170 billion old Ghana cedis) and designed to address the water challenges of our constituency to be left idle and unutilized,” the statement lamented.

The Concerned Citizens also accused the current NDC government and Hon. Adams Mutawakilu (Garlus)—former MP for Damongo and now the GWCL MD—of playing partisan politics with the lives of the people by intentionally refusing to operationalize the completed facility.

Quoting from the press statement, Kadiri Abdul-Rahaman said:

“We are fully aware of Hon. Garlus’s previous comments during the campaign season, where he mocked this very project as ‘a well water,’ claiming Damongo deserved something better. Today, we throw that challenge back at him: If this is indeed just ‘a well water,’ then let him commission it, while we await the ‘better’ alternative the NDC government promised the good people of Damongo. The people need water now.”

The group further called on GWCL to put aside political differences and act in the best interest of the people.

“Leadership is not about pride and ego. It is about service. To continue holding the people of Damongo hostage over political differences is not only unacceptable but inhumane,” the group emphasized.

They warned that failure to act would be met with protests and civil action.

“Let it be on record that we will not relent, we will not remain silent, we will mobilize, we will protest and we will demand accountability until this water project is made fully operational.”

The Broto Water Project was conceived to provide an immediate alternative water supply solution to the growing population of Damongo, which has faced persistent water shortages for decades. With the project now complete but not commissioned, residents continue to depend on unreliable sources of water—posing serious health and sanitation risks.

The group ended the conference with a passionate appeal:

“The people of Damongo deserve clean, safe, and accessible water—and they deserve it now!”

The press conference has since sparked renewed conversation across social media with the trending hashtag:

  #CommissionTheBrotoWaterNow.

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