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GCTU suspends Lectures as flood leaves over 200 Students homeless: Victims sleep in classrooms

Kwaku Antwi Boasiako July 1, 2026 2 min read

The Ghana Communication Technology University [GCTU] has suspended all academic activities until Monday, July 6, after severe flooding on Monday displaced more than 200 students across Accra.

According to the university, most of the affected students have been left homeless after floodwaters submerged their rented accommodation in Alajo, Abeka and surrounding environs. Many have since taken refuge on campus, sleeping in classrooms.

Speaking to affected students on campus, several said they lost virtually all their belongings in the downpour. Items destroyed include laptops, mobile phones, beds, clothing, food items and cash.

“Most of us are IT students, so we rely on our laptops for school work. Everything got submerged by the floodwater,” one student said. “We don’t have anywhere else to go right now.”

The students blamed the situation on limited hostel space on campus, which they said forces many to rent private accommodation off-campus. They are now appealing to government and relevant agencies to intervene urgently.

“We need the government to come on board to help facilitate the process of getting a very big hostel to accommodate us. That is the most important thing right now because we don’t know what will happen if another flood comes,” another student added.

The affected students are also calling for immediate relief support. Many said they are unable to feed themselves or replace essential academic materials after the disaster.

Mr. Thomas Henaku, a Lecturer and Faculty Examination Officer at GCTU, confirmed that management had suspended lectures because most affected students had lost materials needed for learning.

“The students have lost everything that can support their studies — electrical gadgets, laptops, clothes, everything,” Mr. Henaku said. “We cannot expect them to be in class under these conditions.”

He added that the university’s existing hostel is old and has limited capacity. Management, he said, is “doing everything possible” to secure a larger hostel to accommodate more students on campus so they are not forced to rent in flood-prone areas.

Report by Bernard K Dadzie Greater Accra Region

Kwaku Antwi Boasiako