The Ashanti Regional Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Augustus Nana Akwasi Andrews, has raised grave concern over the seemingly recurrence of ‘dumsor’ in parts of the Ashanti region.
He is, therefore, demanding reasons behind the frequent power outages from the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) as he suspects sabotage.
The NDC regional chairman, in a statement, warned that the situation risks undermining public confidence in the administration of President John Dramani Mahama.
“As the Ashanti Regional Chairman of the NDC, I will not sit aloof and watch in silence as President Mahama is disgraced with ‘dumsor”, he stated, urging the ECG to communicate clearly to residents the causes of the outages.
He emphasised the need for transparency and timely updates from the power distributor to help manage public expectations and reduce frustration among affected communities.
The NDC chairman stressed that proactive communication from ECG would not only address misinformation, but also demonstrate accountability in managing the power situation.
He further urged authorities to take swift measures to resolve the challenges and ensure a stable and reliable power supply across the Ashanti Region.
Nana Akwasi’s concern comes on the heels of concerns raised by the larger members of the public, some of whom have even threatened to take legal action against ECG, should the intermittent outages cause any fire outbreaks.
“We wish to put the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) on notice that any fire outbreak resulting from your unstable power supply at Tikrom in the Ejisu Municipality will not be taken lightly. We will not hesitate to pursue legal action,” some residents cautioned.
Other customers noted that the situation has become unbearable, power outages are far too frequent, “and we have lost count of how many times the lights go off on daily basis.”
Business entities in the region have also complained about the inconsistent electricity supply, which has disrupted economic activities and daily life.
Over the past three months, parts of the Ashanti region have been experiencing frequent power outages. ECG has variously attributed these power outages to routine maintenance and faulty transformers.
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