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| A Ghanaian protester |
Ghana’s President John Dramani Mahama on Thursday promised
decisive action to fix the country’s worsening electricity crisis, which has
wreaked havoc in the once bourgeoning economy.
“The effects and frustrations posed by the power deficit are
clearly felt in our work places, our homes, schools and hospitals,” Mahama said
in a state of the nation address to lawmakers in the West African country.
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| Ghana’s President John Dramani Mahama |
“Big businesses and industries are also suffering and
threatening to lay off workers…
“I do not intend to manage the situation as has been done in
the past,” he said. “I intend to fix it!”
Mahama’s pledge came after the opposition New Patriotic
Party (NPP) organised a rally in the capital Accra on February 18, calling on
the president to resign if he proved unable to boost electricity supply.
