2025 BUGDET: President Mahama Fulfills Promises By Supporting Victims of Tidal Waves and Akosombo Dam Spillage

After years of exclusion from the national budget, the Akosombo Dam spillage victims are finally receiving long-overdue relief as President John Dramani Mahama honors his commitment to support them. In the 2025 Budget, the government has allocated GH¢242.5 million to assist those affected by the Akosombo Dam spillage and GH¢200 million for victims of tidal waves along Ghana’s coastline.

The GH¢242.5 million earmarked for Akosombo Dam spillage victims will fund the resettlement of the remaining displaced residents, restore livelihoods, and facilitate the reconstruction of critical infrastructure. This initiative is aimed at providing sustainable relief to those who have endured significant hardships.

Additionally, GH¢200 million has been designated to support victims of the recent tidal wave disaster that displaced residents in Agavedzi and surrounding communities in the Ketu South constituency. Announcing this intervention, the Finance Minister Dr. Casiel Ato Forson stated:

“We have also allocated an amount of GH¢200 million to support the victims of the tidal wave disaster that recently displaced residents of Agavedzi and surrounding communities in the Ketu South constituency.”

These funds will be used to rebuild homes, strengthen coastal defenses, and implement economic recovery programs to stabilize affected communities.

President Mahama’s decision follows his recent visit to the affected areas, where he witnessed firsthand the extent of the devastation. During his visit, he reassured residents of swift government intervention to alleviate their hardships and introduced measures to prevent future occurrences.

This combined GH¢442.5 million commitment forms part of a broader national strategy to enhance disaster preparedness and resilience in Ghana’s coastal regions, ensuring its citizens’ long-term safety and well-being.

Check Full List of 2025 Budget Allocations

1. GH¢13.85 billion: Allocation for the Big Push Programme.
2. GH¢499.8 million: Allocation for the No-Academic-Fee policy for first-year students in public tertiary institutions.
3. GH¢292.4 million: Allocation for the distribution of free sanitary pads to female students in primary and secondary schools.
4. GH¢242.5 million: Allocation to support victims of the Akosombo Dam spillage.
5. GH¢200 million: Allocation to support victims of the tidal wave disaster in the Ketu South constituency.
6. GH¢3.5 billion: Allocation for the Free Secondary Education Program.
7. GH¢564.6 million: Allocation for the provision of free curricula-based textbooks.
8. GH¢1.788 billion: Allocation for the School Feeding Programme.
9. GH¢145.5 million: Allocation for the Capitation Grant.
10. GH¢203 million: Allocation for the payment of teacher trainee allowances.
11. GH¢480 million: Allocation for the payment of nursing trainee allowances.
12. GH¢9.93 billion: Allocation for the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS).
13. GH¢2.81 billion: Allocation for the Ghana Road Fund.
14. GH¢7.51 billion: Allocation for the District Assembly Common Fund (DACF).
15. GH¢1.5 billion: Allocation for the Agriculture for Economic Transformation Agenda (AETA).
16. GH¢51.3 million: Allocation as a seed fund for the establishment of the Women’s Development Bank.
17. GH¢300 million: Allocation for the National Apprenticeship Programme.
18. GH¢100 million: Allocation for the ‘Adwumawura’ Programme.

19. GH¢100 million: Allocation for the National Coders Programme.

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