The Ashanti Regional Chairman of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) Bernard Antwi-Boasiako popularly called ‘Chairman Wontumi’ has accused officials of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) of trying to sabotage the government with its continuous power cuts in the region.
According to him, the ECG is attempting to make the government look bad in the eyes of the public especially those in the region who had so much hope in the government to solve ‘Dumsor’ and other pertinent issues bedeviling the region and the country as a whole.
He claimed that the power outages in the region are artificially created by management of ECG.
Residents in Kumasi and its environs have lately been experiencing ‘Dumsor’ calling for a load shedding timetable to help plan their activities.
Speaking on Abusua FM’s Abusua Nkommo hosted by Kwame Adinkra, Wontumi wondered why the region seems to be suffering from ‘Dumsor’ when other regions have electricity to run their businesses.
‘The problem must be resolved, we will not allow this to continue, no way, Dumsor is artificially created by ECG, how can light goes off three to four times in a day, none of the directors of the ECG has been booted out by the government, everybody is at post, so why the sabotage. They have introduced meters which are costing consumers unnecessarily, consumers have even named it Usain bolts. I have a business to protect our power, protect NPP in the region, so I will not allow anybody to undermine the government in the region. I will face boot for boot anybody who will attempt to undermine government. I am a servant for the poor and vulnerable in society, so we will kick against ills in the region, ECG should make sure that the problem is solved, enough of Dumsor,’ he fumed.
He appealed to the head of ECG to mobilise his men to ensure that the power outages in the region is resolved warning people who were awarded contracts by the erstwhile Mahama-administration to desist from sabotaging government fearing that their contracts will be cancelled.
But the PRO of ECG Erasmus Badu explained that the company has no intention of sabotaging the government attributing the recent ‘Dumsor’ to faulty machines.
Source: ultimatefmonline
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I am just amazed at the comments posted against Wontumi. That is 'Ghana for you'. We hate the truth but prefer mediocrity and lies. Perhaps because of our ignorance, or lack of appreciation of excellence. Check at our hospitals,mortuaries, ECG, District Assemblies, Ministries, Passport Office and many more and you see.THEY TAKE MONIES FROM CUSTOMERS AND OFFER EXPRESS SERVICES AT THE EXPENSE OF THE STATE.How i pray that one day we shall leaders who will bold to distance 'politics' from performance. WILL NPP under NANA ADDO rise up and counted?
He is scared of his shadow... 'the evil that men lives after them.... May that's what they did to President Mahama's administration. The truth will be told someday
Why don't they give the job to him for one month and let's see whether he can do some wonders. He thinks he is still posting postures if nana Addo.
Wontumi wei de3 i no go talk some give u, i think u just dont understand the word sabotage so oya and and look for it wai. They said there are faulty machines which they are working on and what is interesting most is that the power crisis is more in the ashanti region so i think it make u fear what our people will start saying but dont worry their love for the party is deep and we just hop this thing gets fix so stop talking of sabotaging
pls i beg dont mind this man
if you think ecg is sabotaging the government just replace the directors, simple. and stop crying foul
Hello My eddiiooot chairman welcome to bombard our ears with your stuuuuupidity
Look at who is talking is really true that illiteracy is a very big diseases. I don't blame him but those who voted him as chairman a big shame!!!
eiii....chairman...this one de3 I no go support u....aaaba!!...sabotage?....does it mean that ecg has been subbotaging the mahama government in Ashanti all this while?....
sabotage indeed.. you have not seen anything yet