The OneGhana Movement has renewed its call for justice for victims of the June 3 fire and flood disaster, as the nation marks the 10th anniversary of the tragedy that claimed more than 150 lives and injured over 100 people.
At a commemoration event held on Tuesday, June 3 at the GOIL fueling station near the Kwame Nkrumah Interchange the site of the 2015 disaster, the group criticized the continued lack of accountability and called on the state to expedite justice for affected families.
Leader of the Movement, Senyo Hosi, expressed disappointment over what he described as a decade of inaction. He reiterated the group’s demand for compensation for victims and legal accountability for GOIL, the National Petroleum Authority (NPA), and the Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA), whom the group holds responsible for the incident.
“They are in court, 69 of them seeking help for themselves and over 100 others. They are seeking about GH¢42 million, With inflation, the value isn’t the same today. Even if they are granted the amount, the government can still intervene meaningfully to provide solace,” he stated.
Legal counsel for the victims, Sampson Lardi, who filed a class-action lawsuit in 2018, said he remains optimistic about a favourable court ruling.
Some survivors who attended the event recounted the traumatic events of that night and appealed to the government for broader support beyond the ongoing court process.
