The primary opposition get together, the New Patriotic Social gathering (NPP), has known as on Power Minister John Jinapor to publicly handle the worsening energy disaster within the nation.
The demand comes amid ongoing erratic electricity supply—generally known as dumsor—affecting elements of Ghana.
Talking at a press convention on Thursday, eighth Could, Minority Chief and Member of Parliament for Effutu, Alexander Afenyo-Markin, criticised the federal government for what he described as its failure to handle the nationwide power disaster.
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He warned that the unreliable energy provide is endangering companies, livelihoods, and important companies.
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In his speech, he described the primary 120 days of President John Mahama as a failure and his social contract as a “political bait.”
He continued:
The final 120 days we’ve got seen persistent energy outages, low voltage and silence within the face of nationwide inconvenience. Not a single second, a single day because the Power Minister addressed the Ghanaian individuals on the power disaster.
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Questioning the minister’s absence, he added:
The place is the Power Minister? Is he misplaced on this darkness? We’re taking a contact gentle searching for the Power Minister. We can’t discover the power minister. Mr. Power Minister, the place are you? Carry again our lights.
Afenyo-Markin additional alleged that the worst is but to come back, warning that the disaster might intensify throughout President Mahama’s second time period.
Throughout the nation, companies are grinding to a halt, industries are scaling again manufacturing, and hospitals are struggling to save lots of lives with out dependable electrical energy. But, as an alternative of resolving these points, the federal government responds by dismissing hospital chief executives.
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He urged the federal government to take pressing motion to resolve the crisis and cautioned towards making additional excuses.
He additionally known as on the Power Minister to interrupt his silence and supply Ghanaians with a transparent rationalization and approach ahead.
Ghana is as soon as once more confronting widespread energy outages, popularly generally known as dumsor, a recurring power disaster that has disrupted houses, companies, and important companies throughout the nation.
In latest weeks, many areas have skilled erratic energy provide marked by unannounced blackouts, low voltage, and extended electrical energy cuts, elevating considerations about financial stability and public welfare.
The Ghana Grid Firm (GRIDCo) and the Electrical energy Firm of Ghana (ECG) have attributed the outages to a mix of technical challenges, elevated demand, gas provide shortages for thermal crops, and ongoing upkeep works.
Nevertheless, critics argue that poor planning, underinvestment within the power sector, and lack of transparency are accountable for the resurgence of the disaster.
