Dennis Miracles Aboagye, a communications team member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), has criticised the John Mahama-led administration over what he describes as its failure to act in the face of persistent power outages.
According to him, instead of taking steps to resolve the issue, the new government is going about lamenting the challenges in the energy sector.
In a social media post on Thursday, May 22, Mr Aboagye, who also served as Director of Communications for the NPP’s 2024 presidential campaign, argued that the Akufo-Addo administration inherited a heavily indebted energy sector but still ensured stable power supply without excuses.
“Businesses are suffering, hospitals are going through pain, factories are operating at half capacity and some shutting down. Citizens cannot have good sleep at night, and yet there is no sign of recovery.
“It is time for the government to stop talking and get to work. We have a history with this same government when it comes to energy management in this country, and we are jittery and nervous,” he wrote.
He further stated, “The NDC handed over energy sector debt of $2.5 billion and a four-year consistent dumsor. This was debt piled up due to bad IPP contracts—‘take or pay’ agreements—signed by an incompetent NDC government, which put the country at risk of judgment debts should these contracts be reviewed.
“For eight years, the Nana Akufo-Addo and Dr Mahamudu Bawumia government kept the lights on and ensured the country enjoyed stable and reliable power, except for an eight-week crisis. And we did this without throwing tantrums or ranting.”
Meanwhile, in response to calls for a load-shedding timetable, the Ministry of Energy has assured that there is adequate generation capacity to meet demand, even during peak hours, making the call unnecessary.
