Adam Mutawakilu, the Managing Director of Ghana Water Ltd. (GWL), has dismissed claims that about 140,000 residents in the Effutu Constituency are facing acute water shortages due to interruptions at the Winneba Headworks.

He described the assertions as unfounded and unsupported by operational data available to management.

Mutawakilu, who made the remarks during an inspection tour of the Winneba Headworks as part of his routine visits to facilities, said the treatment plant continued to produce 9,700 cubic metres of water daily without any major interruption in service.

The MD was responding to assertions made by the Member of Parliament for Effutu and former Board Chairman of GWL, Mr Alexander Kwamina Afenyo-Markin, that widespread water shortages had hit the constituency, affecting more than 140,000 residents.

He explained that official data available to management contradicted the MP’s position and that no such widespread interruption had occurred in the constituency.

Mutawakilu said: “The records at our disposal do not support the claim that 140,000 people have been cut off from supply. The Winneba Headworks has not experienced interruptions that would account for such a scale of shortage. Whenever there is an interruption, whether for six hours or several days, Ghana Water Ltd always notifies customers.”

The Managing Director emphasised that as a former Board Chairman, Mr Afenyo-Markin could have easily verified his information with management before making such a statement publicly.

Mutawakilu clarified that the only affected customers in the area were those impacted by the ongoing Accra-Takoradi road construction works.

He explained that the project, which began in 2024, had disrupted water pipelines, affecting about 1,110 customers.

Of this number, about 210 were within the Effutu Constituency and 900 in the neighbouring Awutu-Senya Constituency.

He stressed that this was unrelated to the supposed large-scale shutdown suggested by the MP.

The Managing Director further explained that GWL had already engaged the Ghana Highway Authority, the Minister of Roads and Highways, and the contractors working on the project to relocate affected pipelines, adding that he had personally held discussions with the Roads Minister, who assured him of urgent action.

He disclosed that procurement of new pipes for the relocation was almost complete, and work would soon begin to restore supply to the affected households.

The Managing Director also touched on ongoing expansion works at the Weija Treatment Plant, which supplies water to Kasoa and its environs.

He said four filters at the plant had been down for years, reducing production capacity, and that “Very soon, those filters will be ready, and production will increase, allowing us to push more water to Kasoa. I want to assure the people of Kasoa that very soon, Inshallah they will see an improvement in water supply.”

Mutawakilu reaffirmed the government’s commitment, under President John Dramani Mahama, to reset the country’s systems and infrastructure, including the water sector.

He pledged that GWL with the support of its management, board, and staff, would work diligently to resolve challenges and improve service delivery nationwide.