Dumsor not over, Akufo-Addo is misleading Ghanaians; he looks awful with his claims – IES

Nana Amoasi VII, Executive Director of the Institute of Energy Security (IES), has challenged President Akufo-Addo's assertion regarding the resolution of the country's erratic power supply issue.

Despite the President's confident declaration during the annual May Day celebration in Accra that the era of power challenges, known as "dumsor," had passed, Nana Amoasi VII raised concerns about the accuracy of such statements.

In a conversation with Umaru Sanda Amadu on Citi FM's Eyewitness News, Nana Amoasi VII cautioned that the President's remarks did not accurately reflect the current situation on the ground. He highlighted recent power outages in various areas, including Weija, Ekumfi, Mankessim, Nungua, and Tema Community 2 and 25, as evidence of ongoing deficits in the power system.

Nana Amoasi VII stressed the importance of the President's statements being grounded in reality rather than relying solely on information from advisors. He expressed apprehension that the President's advisors might not be providing him with a complete picture of the prevailing power issues.

Urging caution in the President's pronouncements, Nana Amoasi VII emphasized the potential for such statements to mislead the public about the true state of the country's power supply. He called for transparency and accuracy in conveying information to avoid undermining public trust.

Highlighting the need for accountability, Nana Amoasi VII underscored the importance of addressing the underlying challenges in the power sector to ensure a reliable and sustainable energy supply for all citizens.

“The first thing that we picked from the president’s statement is that today he is admitting that under his tenure, there has been dumsor. And so he made it clear in his statement that the load shedding that we are seeing is probably normal…To say that the issues have been dealt with is misleading and we pray that the handlers of the president will rather lead him than mislead him. Sometimes the president looks awful in the eyes of industry players, the watchers and even consumers.

“I am sure any pronouncement that he made is contingent on what they tell him but he must be very careful because the handlers are not putting out what the issues are. The value is the same. We’ve just seen a bit of change last night but if the president says that yesterday we didn’t experience dumsor anywhere around the country, that is untrue. I can recount some few places we have checked,” he emphasised.