‘8 years of lies; how do you sleep at night?’ — Yvonne Nelson quizzes Akufo-Addo over ‘dumsor’

Ghanaian actress and organizer of the erstwhile ‘Dumsor Must Stop’ demonstration, Yvonne Nelson has reacted to the recent power outages that occurred at the Tema General Hospital.

There were reports of power cuts at the Tema General Hospital last Tuesday that were alleged to have resulted in the death of a newborn baby.

While the hospital has since denied the reported deaths, videos circulating online showed parts of the facility illuminated by torchlights during an outage.

In her reaction via X on Wednesday, March 28, the thespian stated “I don’t even know what to type. Our Leaders are WICKED. Nana Akufo-Addo, how do you sleep at night? 8 years of lies.”

Frustrations among citizens:
There has been growing frustration from Ghanaians over unpredictable power cuts that have increased in recent months.

Many are upset at the lack of communication from the Energy Ministry and the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) on the scheduling of the outages.

Residents and businesses have complained about suffering losses due to the unannounced blackouts which can last for hours.

They want ECG to publish a timetable for load-shedding to allow for some level of planning.

However, authorities have declined to provide a timetable, citing the unpredictable nature of electricity demand.

They attribute the intermittent disruption to a shortfall in generation capacity and maintenance works on outdated transmission infrastructure.