Alexander Afenyo-Markin, the minority Chief and member of parliament for Effutu, has strongly criticised President John Mahama for the widespread termination of contracts beneath his administration.
Talking through the State of the Nation Tackle on Thursday, twenty sixth February, Afenyo-Markin expressed concern over the dismissals, which he claimed have dominated Mahama’s first 100 days in workplace.
Based on Afenyo-Markin, the Mahama administration has been characterised by a wave of terminations, with little else to indicate for its early tenure.
In lower than 100 days, all now we have seen is ‘sack them, sack them, dismissal, dismissal.
The minority chief additional alleged that the youth in Accra are voicing their frustrations on the streets, blaming Mahama for the mass contract terminations.
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On the streets of Accra at present, the youth of the nation are saying that Mahama “baako” terminations “bebeere”
Afenyo-Markin remarked, utilizing the phrases “Mahama baako, termination beberee” (Mahama as soon as, termination in every single place) to underscore his level.
His feedback have been met with chants of “sack them” from fellow minority MPs in Parliament, who rallied in help of their chief’s critique.
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Power sector on the point of collapse
President Mahama, throughout his handle, painted a grim image of the power sector, describing it as being on the breaking point as a result of unsustainable debt.
He revealed that the monetary pressure has led to impartial energy producers and gas suppliers threatening to halt operations, which might worsen the already fragile scenario.
Mr. Speaker, my administration inherited an power sector on the point of collapse. It was weighed down by unsustainable debt.
This unlucky scenario has led to many impartial energy producers and gas suppliers threatening to stop their operations.
Mahama disclosed that regardless of the earlier administration amassing over 45 billion cedis via the Power Sector Restoration Levy over the previous eight years, the sector was left with a debt of 70 billion cedis as of December 2024.
This revelation has raised severe issues concerning the administration of funds and the monetary well being of state-owned enterprises within the power sector.
Regardless of amassing over 45 billion cedis in power sector levies over the past eight years, the outgone administration has left the Ghanaian folks with an power sector burdened with a staggering debt of 70 billion cedis as of December 2024
The president emphasised the pressing want to deal with the challenges within the power sector, expressing hope that his administration would quickly implement measures to stabilise the scenario and restore confidence within the sector.
