A user on the X platform, @OhMenua has alleged that certain government officials are putting in much effort to oust the Managing Director of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG), Samuel Dubik Mahama, from his position.
The user mentioned the Finance Minister-Designate, Mohammed Amin Adam, Railway Minister, Peter Amewu, the Executive Secretary of the Public Utilities Regulatory Commission, Ishmeal Ackah as individuals against the ECG boss.
The individual added that these officials who were once directors of the The Africa Centre for Energy Policy (ACEP) are getting the support from the Executive Director, Benjamin Boakye, to orchestrate the ousting of the ECG boss.
“Mafia CSOs! They topple certain govt officials to create jobs for themselves. Finance Minister Amin Anta, Railway minister Peter Amewu, PURC Executive Sec. Ishmeal Ackah, were all directors at ACEP n are workn with the current DG Ben to oust ECG Boss! Mafia!!!,” the X user wrote.
Mafia CSOs! They topple certain govt officials to create jobs for themselves. Finance Minister Amin Anta, Railway minister Peter Amewu, PURC Executive Sec. Ishmeal Ackah, were all directors at ACEP n are workn with the current DG Ben to oust ECG Boss! Mafia!!!
— Oh Menua (@Oh_Menua) April 29, 2024
Recently, ACEP criticized the power distributing company for its failure to provide a load-shedding timetable amidst the escalating power outages, commonly known as ‘dumsor.’
During a press briefing, ACEP’s Policy Lead for Petroleum and Conventional Energy, Kodzo Yaotse, condemned ECG’s perceived incompetence, attributing it to the company’s monopoly in the power distribution sector.
He further criticized ECG for demonstrating regulatory reluctance, suggesting political interference from the Energy Minister, who may be hesitant to acknowledge the severity of the situation.
Mr Yaotse expressed concern that without separating the political management of ECG from its technical operations, the issuance of a load-shedding timetable may continue to be delayed.
“They [ECG] are just lucky that they have a monopoly over the service that they provide for us. If there was competition in the distribution of power in this country, I am sure ECG would have lost all of its customers by now to a more efficient and competent power supplier.
“To the extent that ECG is exhibiting some regulatory recalcitrance and also with the blessing of the Energy Minister, who is a politician by the way and would never want to admit that we are in this fix, we may not see a timetable until we are able to isolate the political management of ECG from the technical management of ECG.”