Education Minister and Member of Parliament for Tamale South, Haruna Iddrisu, has criticised the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Minority in Parliament over its attacks on the government’s handling of the recent flooding, arguing that the opposition cannot expect the current administration to solve in two years a problem it failed to address during its eight years in office.
Speaking on the floor of Parliament on Wednesday, July 1, 2026, Iddrisu acknowledged the devastation caused by the latest floods and called for a united national response instead of political point-scoring.
“Yesterday the country witnessed a tragedy of floods. What the Ghanaian people expect this Parliament to do in November and December is to ensure that, in the allocation of budgetary resources, we make adequate provision to deal with these floods,” he said.
Turning his attention to the NPP Minority, the Tamale South MP questioned the basis of its criticism.
“If you didn’t resolve it in four to eight years, why do you expect it to be resolved in two years? But let’s not politicise it,” he stated.
Iddrisu urged Members of Parliament to treat flooding as a national challenge that requires bipartisan cooperation and sustained investment rather than partisan debate.
He stressed that Parliament has a critical responsibility to ensure adequate funding is allocated to the Ministry of Works, Housing and Water Resources to tackle the country’s recurring flooding problem.
“When in November and December, Parliament passes the budget and you don’t make adequate provision for the Minister for Works, Housing and Water Resources, then it means this Parliament is failing,” he said.
The minister maintained that addressing the country’s perennial flooding requires long-term planning, adequate financing and effective implementation of flood control measures.
His remarks come amid renewed political debate over the government’s response to the devastating floods that recently affected several parts of the Greater Accra Region and other communities, resulting in loss of lives, displacement of residents and widespread destruction of property.
Flooding remains one of Ghana’s most persistent environmental challenges, particularly in urban centres such as Accra, where inadequate drainage infrastructure, rapid urbanisation and poor sanitation continue to contribute to recurring disasters.
