Dr Charles Wereko-Brobby (R) has asked Afenyo-Markin (L) to account for his work at the ECG
A former Board Chairman of the Volta River Authority (VRA), Dr Charles Wereko-Brobby, has called on the Minority Leader in Parliament, Alexander Kwamina Afenyo-Markin, to account for his tenure as the former Board Chairman of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG), in light of the losses incurred during that period.
Speaking on TV3 on July 3, 2025, Dr Wereko-Brobby stated that only after Afenyo-Markin has taken accountability will he have the moral right to criticise the government over its implementation of the GH¢ 1 fuel levy.
“The only thing I’ll ask the Minority Leader is that he should account for his stewardship of ECG in 2023, 2024. If he is able to account for the huge losses that ECG incurred under his stewardship, we may begin to listen to him,” he stated.
Dr Wereko-Brobby went on to criticise the failure of the former management body to address the issues and take action to prevent the accumulation of the substantial debts that have plagued the institution.
He expressed the view that the mismanagement that occurred should not be passed on to citizens through increased tariffs, but rather should be borne by those responsible for the mismanagement of ECG.
“The irresponsible management of ECG, which have brought in tremendous debts over the last two years of 2023 and 2024, that mismanagement should not be charged to the tariffs, but it should be charged to those who are responsible for mismanaging ECG and superintending over ECG over the last two years. We know who were superintending over ECG who are now pretending to let us know what the right thing is to do. If you want to know who superintended over ECG, I think you better go and find out,” he continued.
He also lashed out at the Minority Caucus in Parliament, telling them to “shut up,” stating that they failed to hold the culprits accountable when their party was in power.
He added that they are now attempting to take credit for initiatives that have actually been implemented by the current government.
“The Minority in Parliament should shut up because the problems we are facing are largely due to the Minority’s failure to act or act irresponsibly when they were in government.
“All that is happening in Parliament is an attempt to try and really instigate election 2024 and try to give the impression that everything that is being done successfully under Mahama either started from NPP or was due to some things that we are not convinced about,” he expressed.
The levy, which imposes a GH¢1 charge on every litre of petroleum products is set to roll out on July 16, 2025.
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