- Eleven Years After June 3 Disaster, Survivors Still Waiting for Justice – OneGhana Movement
The OneGhana Movement has called on the government to ensure justice and compensation for victims of the June 3 disaster, 11 years after the tragic fire and flood incident claimed more than 150 lives and injured over 200 people.
In a statement dated June 3, 2026, to mark the 11th anniversary of the disaster, the Movement said survivors and families of victims continue to carry physical, emotional and economic scars while justice remains delayed.
“For 11 years, the victims of this tragedy have carried scars; physical, emotional, and economic. Some lost their hearing, some lost their livelihoods, some lost entire families. And yet, the justice they deserve remains painfully out of reach,” the statement said.
The group said the anniversary should not become another ritual of remembrance without responsibility, but rather a turning point in Ghana’s handling of justice for victims of public disasters.
The June 3 disaster occurred in 2015 after heavy flooding and a fire at a fuel station in Accra led to one of the country’s deadliest urban tragedies.
According to the OneGhana Movement, 69 victims filed a class action in 2018 against GOIL, the National Petroleum Authority, the Accra Metropolitan Assembly and the station manager, seeking accountability, compensation and dignity.
The Movement said evidence from the court process had strengthened the case for institutional responsibility, noting that GOIL’s own witness admitted under cross-examination that the disaster could have been avoided.
It further stated that a witness from the National Petroleum Authority confirmed that stronger regulatory oversight could have prevented the tragedy, while the Accra Metropolitan Assembly had been inconsistent in its participation in the case and had even attracted fines for failing to appear.
“These are not opinions. These are facts on the record,” the Movement said.
The group called on the Presidency to act in line with the government’s Resetting Ghana Agenda, arguing that any national reset must include justice for victims, accountability for institutions and relief for citizens who have suffered for far too long.
“We believe H.E. the President stands for Building Prosperity, Restoring Hope, hence the survivors and families of June 3 must not be left behind,” the statement said.
The Movement also paid tribute to survivors including Alex Mensah, Kassim Suraj, Francis Appiah and Silas Oduro, who it said had continued to pursue justice on behalf of all victims.
It further commended lawyer Samson Lardy Anyenini and his colleagues at A-Partners @ Law, together with Darko, Keli-Delataa and Co., for providing pro bono legal representation to the victims over the past eight years.
The OneGhana Movement also urged the media to give the case sustained attention, warning that the nation must not look away from the victims’ long struggle for justice.
“Let this anniversary not be another ritual of remembrance without responsibility. Let it be a turning point,” the group said.
The Movement said Ghana must finally answer the question that has haunted survivors and families for more than a decade: “June 3 Where Is Justice?”
For the group, the 11th anniversary of the disaster is not only a moment of mourning, but also a test of whether Ghana can hold institutions accountable when ordinary citizens suffer from preventable failures.
“Let it be the year Ghana proves that Reset means action, not words,” it added.
