The Director of Inspectorate at the National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO), Richard Amo Yartey, has pushed back against claims by some survivors of the June 3 disaster, describing allegations of neglect and lack of compensation as both unfair and untrue.
Mr Yartey, in an interview with 3FM Morning show Sunrise on June 5, says NADMO has provided substantial support to victims of the 2015 twin disaster which involved severe flooding and a fatal explosion at the GOIL fuel station near Kwame Nkrumah Circle.
“It’s not fair for some of the June 3 disaster victims to accuse NADMO of not compensating them. I think they just want sympathy despite the help they have gotten,” he said.
He also argued that any gaps in compensation could be due to individual cases that should be verified.
“Anyone with an isolated case of not being compensated should come to NADMO so we can crosscheck our records. If there’s a need, we will pay him or her,” he assured.
Mr Yartey further noted that NADMO has since implemented stronger disaster preparedness and mitigation systems to prevent future occurrences of such magnitude. “June 3 was a national tragedy, and for us as disaster managers, it was a wake-up call. We are working to ensure something like that never happens again,” he added.
Many victims, families and civil society organisations, have over the years called for accountability and justice for survivors of the June 3, 2015, flood and fire disaster at Kwame Nkrumah Circle, Accra.
