The conveners of the much-awaited #DumsorMustStop protest have chastised the Akufo-Addo administration for being economical with the real power situation in the country.
Actress Yvonne Nelson and Henry Osei Akoto, two of the leaders said it is insensitive for the government to refuse to publish a load-shedding timetable. That singular act per the convenors, is a sign that the Akufo-Addo-led administration does not care about Ghanaians.
President Akufo-Addo announced during the 2024 May Day celebration that the recent challenges in electricity supply have been resolved.
This was in sharp contrast to the President and his government’s staunch position that there was no dumsor in the country.
However, over one month since that announcement, Ghanaians are still grappling with the erratic power outages which are crippling businesses and affecting service delivery.
Addressing a press conference about the power situation on Wednesday, June 5, Henry Osei Akoto, said their protest slated for Saturday will come off as planned, adding that they have clearance from the police to pour their frustrations out on the streets.
“We met with the police yesterday and agreed on security arrangements for the protest. We are by this press conference urging Ghanaians who are suffering from the erratic power supply to join us at the entrance of the University of Ghana at 2 pm on Saturday to drum home our message that the government is being dishonest with the current power situation,” he told XYZ News.
Osei Akoto stated that although the government has declared that there are no intermittent power cuts popularly known as ‘dumsor’, the situation was different in the homes and workplaces of Ghanaians in many parts of the country.
“People are incurring losses at their workplaces due to dumsor yet the government keeps lying that the power crisis is over. We all know the government owes power producers and has no funds to settle the debts,” he added.
Also present at the press conference was Antwi Sylvestin Ronald, convener for United Voices for Change (UVC) who pledged the group’s support for the street protest on Saturday.