Ghana President promises bold action on electricity crisis, as protests persist

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.

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.

We will no longer condone opposition-sponsored protests, says PDP

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), says it will no longer condone unjustified sponsored attacks on it and its public office holders across the country, by the opposition.

This is contained in a statement issued by Mr Olisa Metuh, the party’s National Publicity Secretary on Friday in Abuja.