Management of Citi FM/Citi TV launched the campaign on Monday, October 16, 2023 following the spillage of the Akosombo Dam and its resultant devastation on residents in South Tongu, North Tongu, Central Tongu, Asuogyaman, and several other areas.
Citi FM and Citi TV, kind courtesy of their listeners and viewers, on Saturday, October 21, 2023, put smiles on the faces of thousands of residents from communities engulfed by water pumped from the Akosombo dam. The gesture included the donation of assorted relief items such as mattresses, cooking utensils, blankets, bags of rice, beans, maize, sachet water, mosquito nets, among others, as part of the #Relief4LowerVolta campaign.
Inhabitants of Mafi Aklamador and New Bakpa – both in the Central Tongu District, Agave Asidowhui community, Agbeve and Sokpoe in the South Tongu District all in the Volta Region and some island communities in the Ada East District – Kewuse and Mutkunya all benefitted from the gesture.
The #Relief4LowerVolta campaign by Citi FM/Citi TV is an initiative aimed at bringing respite to people affected by the Akosombo dam spillage. It created the platform for Corporate Ghana, organised bodies and individuals touched by the relentless campaign to support in cash and in kind.
Apart from the relief items, the residents also benefitted from free health screening and medications. KFC also gave out meals and drinks to every affected child.
One of the Team Leads for the donation exercise, Richard Dela Sky, commiserated with the residents on their plight and assured them that Ghanaians were behind them and were poised to overcome their challenges with them. He said it was for that reason that corporate bodies as well as other well-meaning Ghanaians got on board the Citi FM/Citi TV initiative to support them.
Paramount Chief of Sokpoe, who doubles as President of Tongu chiefs and queens – Togbe Ga Kadzi Togah II, thanked Citi TV/Citi FM and all other companies and individuals who supported to bring them relief; and prayed God’s blessings on them. He also used the opportunity to call on other corporate bodies and organisations as well as well-meaning individuals to come to their aid.
The Spillage and #Relief4LowerVolta campaign
The spillage of the Akosombo Dam has unleashed widespread flooding, causing distress and displacing numerous residents downstream from their homes.
Management of Citi FM/Citi TV began a campaign on Monday, October 16, 2023 dubbed #Relief4LowerVolta to collect relief items for the affected victims. Corporate Ghana, organised bodies and individuals touched by the relentless campaign have supported in cash and in kind toward the campaign.
The management of Citi FM and Citi TV, on Thursday, October 19, 2023, started donating relief items to people affected by the dam spillage. The team donated essential items, including mattresses, mosquito nets, water, canned food, utensils, and toiletries, among others, to residents in the Torkpo community in the Shai Osudoku District.
The team, on Saturday, visited parts of the Volta Region and other affected areas to make more donations following the kind support of listeners and viewers of Citi FM and Citi TV.
You can join the Citi FM/TV Relief Support Campaign for those affected by the Akosombo Dam spillage. Every donation, big or small, matters. Contribute today via Mobile Money to 0550900006, or through citinewsroom.com/voltarelief/ using your debit or credit card. Your generosity can bring hope and help rebuild the lives of those affected in Lower Volta. Together, let’s make a difference. #Relief4LowerVolta
