Member of Parliament for Afigya Sekyere East, Mavis Nkansah Boadu, has urged the President of Ghana, John Dramani Mahama, to reach out to his predecessor to learn from him how he was able to keep the lights on for eight years.
According to her, the recent power outages clearly show that the President’s claim of fixing “dumsor” before exiting power in 2017 is not true.
She believes that the President cannot keep the lights on and needs to consult on how the lights were maintained during the previous administration.
Mavis Nkansah Boadu made this statement while addressing Parliament.
“Mr. Speaker, I have with me here a load-shedding document, and this dates back to October 1st to 14th. Mr. Speaker, when the President attended this house, he told us that he fixed dumsor before he exited. Mr. Speaker, this goes to refute what he said.
I think what the President is trying to do is prepare us for the hardship ahead. If he’s having problems keeping our lights on, I am going to call on the President to reach out to his predecessor and ask him how he was able to keep our lights on for eight years,” she stated.
Ghana has been struggling with intermittent power cuts, although the government has not provided a clear explanation for this.
The President, while delivering the State of the Nation Address, insisted that he had fixed dumsor before leaving office in 2017.
“Yesterday, February 26, 2025, marked exactly 10 years since I stood in this chamber at this very spot to declare my determination to fix dumsor, a legacy problem of power shortages. And, Mr. Speaker, I fixed it.
I promised to fix it, and I did. I wish to place firmly on record that from January 2016 until I handed over the administration of this country on January 7, 2017, there was no power rationing or load management in Ghana.”
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