The One Ghana Movement (OGM) has paid tribute to victims of the infamous June 3 disaster, 10 years after the deadly incident.
The Movement, which attributed the disaster to negligence by responsible stakeholders, is asking everyone “to commit to doing their part in any corner they find themselves, contributing to avoiding any such disaster.”
In a statement signed by its Convenor, Senyo Hosi, on Friday, June 6, 2025, he urged that the right thing be done and standards not compromised to prevent such a tragedy from recurring.
According to him, everyone could fall victim to a disaster, urging that everything must be done to ensure the tragedy is not repeated.
“Whether it is by not silting our gutters or littering and admonishing others to do the same, or insisting the right thing is done in our various jobs, or resisting the urge to compromise standards, we all have a role to play.
“It could be any of us or our family and friends being the victims tomorrow. When we live to save others, we live to save ourselves,” he stated.
The Wednesday, June 3, 2015, disaster occurred when floodwater mixed with fuel and fire, causing an inferno that claimed over 150 lives, injured many, and destroyed properties worth millions of cedis.
Ten years after the incident, no compensation has been given to the victims, apart from some monies provided to families of the deceased to cover burial expenses.
Duty-bearers whose negligence led to the disaster have not been punished, and the victims’ legal battle with the state is progressing slowly.
The One Ghana Movement, which has been providing both financial and psychological support to the victims, including covering their legal and other expenses, is calling for a paradigm shift in how issues are approached in the country.
“There has to be a sharp paradigm shift from the old ways of doing things in this country. Institutions and people must be held accountable if Ghana must work and be the envy of the world as it was in the independence story,” the statement added further.
It also said that: “The dwindling sense of responsibility on our part as citizens, the constant politicization of all issues in Ghana and the impunity and lack of accountability in the public sector of our motherland are leading us all down a bleak, steep and dark future. Our children and children’s children are counting on us to turn the tide around.”
You can read the full statement from the Movement here.
