President John Dramani Mahama has directed the Minister for Finance, Cassiel Ato Forson, to immediately release GHS 300 million from the Contingency Fund to support urgent flood relief and mitigation efforts.
According to a statement from the Presidency Communications dated Tuesday, June 30, 2026, the directive is part of government’s response to severe flooding in parts of Accra and other communities in the southern sector following hours of unusually heavy rainfall.
The statement said GHS 150 million of the amount will be used to finance urgent relief for flood-affected persons and communities in the southern sector.
The remaining GHS 150 million will go toward flood mitigation measures aimed at reducing future incidents of flooding.
President Mahama has also ordered the deployment of personnel from the Ghana Armed Forces and the Ghana Police Service to work with the National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO) and other security agencies in ongoing rescue and relief operations across the city.
The President, earlier Tuesday, undertook an aerial tour of the flooded areas to assess the full extent of the damage.
He subsequently announced a raft of steps being taken to safeguard residents and prevent further flooding.
