Chichi Yakubu
FOOD ENTREPRENEUR Chichi Yakubu has described the latest floods in Ghana as a “national disaster” that goes beyond flooded neighborhoods, warning that the crisis is crippling businesses and threatening lives nationwide.
In a statement shared amid the aftermath of recent torrential rains, Chichi Yakubu said the situation can no longer be treated as a localised problem.
“This is no longer about which area got flooded and which area didn’t. This is no longer about ‘it didn’t happen in my neighbourhood, so it doesn’t concern me.’ At this point, this is a national disaster, and it affects every single one of us,” she stated.
Chichi Yakubu said even Ghanaians whose homes were spared are still impacted through their networks.
“It could be your employee trying to get to work, your supplier whose warehouse is underwater, your vendor, your customer, your friend, or someone’s entire livelihood that has been washed away overnight,” she said.
She stressed that the annual flooding is disrupting businesses, setting families back, and in some cases, taking lives.
“Lives are disrupted. Businesses are set back. Families lose everything they have worked for. Some people don’t even make it home.”
The entrepreneur urged Ghanaians to use their voices and platforms to demand lasting solutions.
“We need to keep talking until this reaches the people responsible for fixing what has clearly become a recurring problem. Because this cannot continue to happen every single year. Enough is enough,” she added.
By Prince Fiifi Yorke