The almost four-year energy crisis that hit Ghana has culminated into the current payment of unusually humongous electricity tariffs by the already suffering Ghanaian, in the midst of increasing economic hardships occasioned by the sheer ineptitude, gross incompetence and naked corruption of the Mahama government.
Even though majority of Ghanaians consider this to be the true state of affairs in the country, Chief Dele Momodu, Chief Executive Officer and Publisher of Ovation International, sees the contrary.
And he believes this is the best time to lavish tons of praises on President Mahama for what he sees as extraordinary development the nation is witnessing under his administration in the energy sector.
In his recent article captioned “The Good Examples From Ghana”, Chief Momodu claims “President Mahama has invested wisely in enduring infrastructure” in the country.
While many businesses are collapsing because of the unbearable current electricity tariffs, the Nigerian born says his “biggest fascination” is the way President Mahama has tackled issues in the energy sector.
“My biggest fascination for President Mahama is the way he has tackled the problem of power outages in a blistering fashion. About two years ago, Ghana suffered unprecedented power failure and his government was heavily criticised by a very politically-conscious nation. President Mahama promised to restore electricity at the speed of light.
Many cynics and doubting Thomases told him to perish the fantasy. But, before our very eyes, Mahama has achieved the near-impossible and electricity has improved drastically.
He has assured his country that he would not relent until Ghana is able to generate more power than it requires.
Ghana has taught us that fixing power challenges is not rocket-science after-all and not even funding should stall the projects,” he says in the article.
And at a time industry has seen unprecedented decline, Chief Dele claims “Mahama is pursuing industrialisation of Ghana most aggressively.
Interestingly he cites the Komenda Sugar Factory, which was shut down just a week after commissioning by President Mahama, to buttress his claim.
“He has just launched the Komenda Sugar Factory which will produce 1,250 tonnes of sugar per day. It will produce ethanol and generate 3 megawatts of electricity as well as produce fertilizers for Ghanaian farmers,” he stressed.
According to Chief Dele, “Education and healthcare have been given top priority” under the Mahama government, a development he sees as “the reason many Nigerians now flock to Ghana.”
Again, one may wonder why Chief Dele would attempt to describe President Mahama as someone who “makes no noise and just performs quietly.”
“The beauty of Mahama’s accomplishments is his humility. He makes no noise and just performs quietly. His critics continue to call him a non-performer despite the obvious work he is doing but he remains focused and determined to excel despite lack of access to mega resources like Nigeria,” he claims.
Chief Dele may be working as a paid consultant to the Mahama government, but his assessment of the current situation in the country – a right no one can take away from him, anyway – may be seen by the suffering Ghanaians as an insult to their intelligence.
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