IBM Petroleum Limited Supports Victims Of Akosombo Dam Spillage With Relief Items

The management of Ghana's finest Petroleum organization, IBM Petroleum Limited has expressed shock at the level of devastation caused by the spillage of the Akosombo Dam a few weeks ago.

The organization commiserated with the communities and families severely affected by the spillage.

The organization, therefore, provided some relief items worth about ghc75,000 GHC to help alleviate their pain.

The items include Mattresses, Buckets, Bar Soaps, Washing Powders, T- Rolls, Sanitary Pads, Rice, Oil, Mackerels, Sardines, Cadbury's Hot Choto, bales of used clothes and many other significant items they may need for survival.

These items were presented to the people of the affected communities such as Battor- Nyatipo, Moklikpo Battor, Kledeke Battor, Klemetikope Battor, Atlatigdzi Battor, Phugodzi Battor and other affected communities, the delegation led by the Head of Marketing for IBM Petroleum, Mr. Prince Owusu Yeboah said, the organization was truly saddened by the situation that the people find themselves in.

According to him, as a organization that cares, they cannot stand by and watch fellow Ghanaians suffer, hence, they were deeply moved by the devastation and felt a moral duty to offer some assistance to support though the organization has no outlet in the Volta Region for now.

"As you all know about the plight and people around the Volta River through the spillage of the Akosombo Dam. With the support and assistance from our Managing Director, the organization decided to offer some relief items to the communities affected to show our love and care. We are here to present the items to them", Mr. Yeboah noted.

The Human Resource Manager at IBM Petroleum Limited, Abena Achiaa Adu- Poku took the chance to also express shock at the level of devastation and called for long-term solutions to prevent such incidents from happening again in communities along the Volta Lake.

She assured the affected people that, IBM Petroleum would persist to collaborate with relevant authorities to ensure their well-being.

"I urge various corporate entities, philanthropists and other civil society groups to come and support since the people affected are really suffering", she said.

Meanwhile, Togbui Galah IV and some traditional leaders after receiving the items on behalf of their people expressed gratitude for the generous donations and assured the organization that the items would be distributed effectively to those in need.