Heavy rains wash away GH¢1.2m culverts again  

A heavy downpour has washed away the Zingu culverts on the Zingu-Wa road, which was constructed under the Gulf of Guinea Northern Ghana Social Cohesion (SOCO) project in the Wa Municipality.  

It is the second time the GH?1.2 million worth culvert constructed under the SOCO project has been broken by flood waters after the project was said to have been completed around September 2024.  

It could be recalled that the Zingu culvert, constructed by the Licos Enterprise, was washed off in September by flood waters.   

The incident, which happened on Saturday night, July 26, 2025, had been a source of concern for the chiefs and people of Zingu community and beyond who relied on the Zingu-Wa road to access economic, health and social services in Wa.    

Mr Nuhu Abdul-Wahab, the Assembly Member of Zingu Electoral Area, who spoke to the Ghana News Agency (GNA) at Zingu, expressed concern that the project had not served its intended purpose.   

He said because of the broken culvert, farmers were unable to access their farms located beyond the stream.   

Mr Abdul-Wahab, who is also the Presiding Member of the Wa Municipal Assembly, called on the SOCO Secretariat in the region to consider redesigning and constructing a befitting bridge at the area to contain the magnitude of water, which passes through that valley.   

“As we speak now if anyone from the Zingu area wants to go to Wa, he or she must pass through Cheria. The situation is a serious worry to us”, he explained.   

He said the Upper West Regional and the Wa Municipal Directors of the National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO), Wa Municipal Chief Executive and the project contractor had visited the scene to ascertain the gravity of the disaster.   

He added that, the Upper West Regional SOCO Secretariat had been notified of the disaster, but they were yet to visit the site.   

Mr David Yankey, the SOCO Zonal Coordinator for the Upper West and Savannah Regions, acknowledged that the culvert needed to be redesigned to contain the magnitude of water passing through that valley.  

Meanwhile, the chief and people of the Zingu community told the GNA that they raised concerns about the small nature of the culvert but the officials in charge of the project did not heed to their concerns.    

As a result, the community boycotted the commissioning of the project because they felt it was not executed up to expectation.   

Meanwhile, the floods also destroyed many properties in Wa as well as broke the Diesi dam in the Wa West District, virtually cutting off the Diesi community from the rest of the district.   

Source: GNA  

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