The Minority in Parliament has strongly criticised President John Mahama over his claims of having resolved Ghana’s power crisis, commonly known as dumsor.
Addressing a press conference on Monday, March 3, former Minister for Finance Dr Mohammed Amin Adam stated that Mahama’s record on 'dumsor' was abysmal and did not reflect the reality experienced by Ghanaians during his tenure.
Dr Amin Adam argued that Mahama’s promises to fix the current power challenges are no different from those he made between 2011 and 2016 when the country suffered persistent electricity shortages.
“The government’s handling of the power situation has increased uncertainty about economic growth prospects this year. The promises by the President in his address to the nation to fix the current dumsor cannot be different from those he made during the four years of 'dumsor' endured by Ghanaians,” he remarked.
He further recalled that not even the creation of a new ministry for power in Mahama’s administration could resolve the crisis. Instead, it resulted in the dismissal of the then Minister for Power in January 2015.
“Even in 2016, there were major power interruptions which were blamed on maintenance and what was described as ‘localised faults’—a new term for a PR stunt intended to cover up 'dumsor' because the government was avoiding issuing a load-shedding timetable ahead of the general elections,” he added.
The Minority maintained that President Mahama did not resolve 'dumsor' as he claims, insisting that his administration’s failure to address the power crisis had devastating effects on businesses and livelihoods.
“Mr President, you did not fix 'dumsor' as you claimed in your address. Your record on 'dumsor' is abysmal, unlike your predecessor Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, who kept the lights on,” Dr Amin Adam emphasised.
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