Parliament has summoned the Minister for the Interior, Muntaka Mubarak, and the Minister for Energy and Green Transition, John Jinapor, to address critical concerns following the tragic drowning of seven students from Lawra Senior High School.
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The students lost their lives on June 13, 2025, while attempting to cross the Black Volta River, a major transport route for nearby communities lacking safe travel infrastructure. The lack of life jackets has been identified as a key issue in the incident.
During a parliamentary session on June 17, Second Deputy Speaker Andrew Asiamah Amoako approved a proposal by Majority Chief Whip Rockson-Nelson Dafeamekpor for the ministers to appear before the House. The goal is to ensure immediate intervention and policy action to prevent similar tragedies.
“If we can review the Interior Ministry’s budget to allocate funds for emergency interventions like life jackets, it would be critical,” Amoako stated.
Given the relevance of the Volta River in this tragedy, the Energy Minister was also summoned to contribute to broader discussions about infrastructure and safety measures in riverine communities.
Lawra MP Bede Ziedeng made a passionate appeal to the National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO), the Upper West Regional Coordinating Council, and the Lawra Municipal Assembly to supply life jackets immediately to vulnerable communities along the Black Volta.
“I urge NADMO, the RCC, and the Lawra Municipal Assembly to support Lawra SHS and the grieving families,” Ziedeng said. He pledged to personally donate ten life jackets to the affected areas and called on Parliament to pass urgent legislation to address water transport safety in Ghana.
