Simon Osei-Mensah Threatens to Embark on a Demo Against ECG, GRIDCO Over Power Outages | Politics
The Ashanti Regional Minister, Simon Osei-Mensah, has threatened to lead a protest against the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) and Ghana Grid Company (GRIDCo) due to the current intermittent power supply.
“I met them (ECG and GRIDCo) and requested a regional breakdown (indicating power distribution) and for them to inform me if there’s a planned maintenance so that the media and the general public can be informed. I have still not received the regional breakdown . . . if they don’t give it to me, I will embark on a demonstration,” he threatened.
Simon Osei-Mensah contributing to a panel discussion on Peace FM‘s morning show ‘Kokrokoo‘ told ECG and GRIDCo that “if I don’t get a satisfactory explanation after listening to the Ministry of Energy with their response, I’ll demonstrate against them.”
“What’s the difficulty? I’m not asking for money or anything; just give a regional breakdown and that has become a challenge. I just want a fair distribution…” he stated.
According to Simon Osei-Mensah, his decision to demonstrate against these two companies follows the recurring power outages without any reasonable explanation of the actual problem.
Speaking on Kumasi-based Angel FM in an interview monitored by MyNewsGH.com, the regional minister noted that he has yet to meet the Ministry of Energy to find out the cause of power outages in his region.
“The word of caution I’m sounding to the ECG and GRIDCO is that if I don’t get a satisfactory explanation after listening to the Ministry of Energy with their response, I’ll demonstrate against them,” he threatened.
The angry minister further noted that though he is part of the government, he will not sit down for these two companies to deny the people of his region electricity, especially when other regions are not experiencing a similar situation.
“I’m saying this, and everybody should put on record, I’ll be the first government appointee, the first regional minister to lead a demonstration in this region if they are not able to give a reasonable explanation,” Simon Osei-Mensah told Kwame Tanko in his interview.
“I’ll lead a demonstration in the region, and when the time comes, nobody should come and stop me,” he added.
The threat from the minister is based on the fact that most parts of Greater Kumasi have been experiencing power outages in the past months.
This situation has also generated a lot of discussion among citizens in the region with the question of whether “dumsor” is back.
Residents have called on the Electricity Company of Ghana to devise a timetable. Meanwhile, in an earlier statement, ECG said they had resolved all problems.
Source: Peacefmonline.com
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