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0 The Executive Secretary to the Managing Director of Ghana Water Company Limited (GWCL) has dismissed accusations made by the Damongo Constituency Secretary of the NPP regarding delays in commissioning the Broto water project.
Issifu Seidu Kudus Gbeadese described as “palpable lies” claims that GWCL Managing Director, Adam Mutawakilu Garlus, has deliberately refused to commission the Broto artesian well, which is intended to supply water to parts of Damongo and its environs.
“It is not true that the Managing Director has refused to commission the project,” he stated.
“Nor is it true that the project is being funded with a loan of GH¢17,074,113.58 from Exim Bank. The Broto water project is being fully funded by the Ghana Water Company Limited.”
He made these comments in Damongo while responding to a press conference led by Kadiri Abdul-Rahman and other NPP sympathisers, who accused Mr. Mutawakilu of stalling the project for political reasons.
According to Mr. Gbeadese, both GWCL and the project contractor, Danank Engineering Company, have confirmed that the Broto project is not yet complete and therefore cannot be commissioned.
He denied claims that the project was finished in December 2024, stressing: “Let it be known that as of today, the project is incomplete and not ready for commissioning.”
He also challenged claims that the Member of Parliament for Damongo, Samuel Abu Jinapor, was the driving force behind the project.
“It is a profound lie that the MP initiated or secured this project. If credit must go to anyone, it should be to Dr. Clifford Braimah, not Abu Jinapor,” he said.
Mr. Gbeadese highlighted the limited capacity of the Broto water system, noting that it can only serve about 16% of Damongo’s population.
“The project was designed when the population was about 41,180, with a daily demand of 2,059m³. The artesian well, however, has a projected yield of only 324m³ per day. It cannot simply serve the entire regional capital.”
On funding, he clarified, “As of December 2024, GWCL had paid GH¢4 million out of the total GH¢17 million project cost. Since assuming office, the current MD has approved an additional GH¢6.2 million, which is yet to mature.”
He quizzed, “So between the MD—who is actively funding and expanding the project—and the MP, who has not contributed a single cedi from his Common Fund, who truly deserves the credit?”
Mr. Gbeadese revealed that the MD has directed Danank Engineering and project consultants to expand the Broto project’s capacity by constructing two new boreholes at Soalepe, a suburb of Damongo, to support the existing well.
He emphasised that this effort does not replace the larger, long-term water project planned by former President John Mahama and the current GWCL MD to comprehensively resolve Damongo’s water challenges.
