Accra Academy Senior High School (SHS) is currently experiencing a power outage due to the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) disconnecting its electricity supply over unpaid arrears.
The entire campus has been plunged into darkness, forcing students to rely on torchlights for studying.
An unnamed teacher expressed serious concern, calling the situation unprecedented in his teaching career. He learned from a colleague about the arrival of ECG officials to disconnect the power owing to outstanding debts.
Even teachers using prepaid meters had their power supply cut off.
Despite pleas and attempts at negotiation, the ECG officials, claiming to be from the head office, remained firm in their decision to disconnect the power.
The teacher highlighted worries about students’ safety and the impact on teaching and learning, appealing to the Electricity Company to restore the school’s power supply.
Reflecting on the distressing situation, the teacher lamented, “Today is the saddest day in my life as a teacher with over 31 years of experience. I have never witnessed anything like this before. We received a call that ECG officials were on campus to disconnect the school due to some indebtedness. What pains me is that the teachers staying on campus, who use prepaid meters, have also been disconnected. Currently, we have about 3,000 students in school, and this is the situation we find ourselves in. If something happens to any of the students, who will be held responsible?”
“We called the officials, and they insisted that they were following orders from above to disconnect us due to the amount we owe. We don’t even know the exact amount, and we are not the ones supposed to pay it. Despite our efforts to prevent this situation, they never listened. I appeal to the ECG leaders to consider the students. I urge them to come back and take the necessary steps.”