Member of Parliament for Tano North, Dr Gideon Boako, has strongly criticized the NDC government for increasing electricity tariffs just a few months into office. He questioned how such a move aligns with their promise to reduce the cost of living for Ghanaians.
In a post shared on social media, Dr Boako expressed concern that Ghanaians are being made to pay more for electricity while receiving poor service. He shared data comparing electricity tariff trends under both the NDC and NPP administrations, suggesting that the NPP had a better record in managing utility pricing, even while under IMF programs.
According to Dr Boako, from 2009 to 2016, the NDC administration implemented significant tariff increases year after year, resulting in a cumulative increase of 294.6 percent.
This translated to an average annual increase of 36.8 percent. In contrast, he said, the NPP between 2017 and 2024 recorded a much lower cumulative increase of 57.45 percent, with an average of 7.2 percent annually.
He also recalled how under the NDC, Ghanaians faced frequent power cuts, commonly referred to as “dumsor”, despite the rising electricity costs. Meanwhile, under the NPP government led by former president Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo and Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, he noted that power supply was relatively stable and increases in tariffs were more controlled.
Dr Boako pointed out that in just four months under the new NDC government, electricity tariffs have gone up by 14.75 percent. He warned that this could be an early sign of more hikes to come and urged Ghanaians to take note.
He further dismissed any suggestion that the increases were due to IMF conditions, stating that the NPP managed similar challenges without burdening citizens to the same extent.
