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Managing Director for Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG), Samuel Dubik Mahama says parliament paid a substantial amount of cash before power was restored.<\/p>\n
The debate on President Akufo-Addo\u2019s State of the Nation Address was interrupted following a power outage in parliament.<\/p>\n
Member of\u00a0Parliament\u00a0for North Tongu, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa was on his feet debating the State of the Nation Address when the power went off.<\/p>\n
He was responding to the outgoing Deputy Minister for Finance, Abena Osei-Asare who had mounted a spirited defence of President Akufo-Addo\u2019s State of the Nation Address when the chamber was plunged into darkness.<\/p>\n
But speaking on Starr Chat with Bola Ray, the Managing Director for ECG explained that his office was on their usual routine revenue collection exercise at\u00a0Parliament.<\/p>\n
\u201cThey gave us money, they paid a substantial amount more than half. I see this as something very beautiful, something that we should all look at as a success. It goes to tell the average citizen that nobody is above it. If the Presidency has paid,\u00a0Parliament\u00a0has paid then why is everybody down giving excuses,\u201d Mr. Mahama stated.<\/p>\n
However, Starr News gathered that the disconnection exercise embarked upon by officials of ECG was due to over GHC23 million debt.<\/p>\n
Source:\u00a0<\/strong>starrfm.com.gh<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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