A former National Communication Director of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP), Yaw Buaben Asamoa, has called on President Akufo-Addo to be transparent and acknowledge the return of intermittent power supply (dumsor) to Ghana.
Buaben Asamoa, also a spokesperson for the leader of the Movement for Change, Alan Kyerematen, expressed in an interview on GHOne TV on February 28, 2024, that President Akufo-Addo’s assertion that there is no dumsor is inaccurate.
“The president must admit that there’s some dumsor going on; because there is. Everybody is experiencing graduated twelve-hour power cuts, including me. Last night I didn’t have power. It’s a recurring process.
“He should come out and tell us that there is a difficulty with electricity because we are experiencing dumsor in a very refined manner,” he said.
He urged the president to admit the existence of dumsor, stating that everyone in Ghana, including himself, is experiencing some form of power cuts, often lasting twelve hours.
Buaben Asamoa emphasized the need for transparency regarding the electricity challenges, describing the current situation as a refined form of dumsor.
“Mr Speaker, between 2012 and early 2017, there was nothing more demoralising than the phenomenon we called DUMSOR. It was symptomatic of a dysfunctional system, and it caused widespread depression among businesses and households.
“After that experience, my government was determined that dumsor would not be inflicted upon Ghana and Ghanaians under an NPP government, and I am glad to be able to say, so far, so good, we have managed to keep the lights on these last seven (7) years, even in the midst of a financial crisis,” he said.
In his State of the Nation Address (SONA) in parliament on February 27, 2024, President Akufo-Addo claimed that his government had successfully averted dumsor, highlighting the contrast with the John Dramani Mahama administration’s experience.