{"id":178145,"date":"2024-05-03T14:58:01","date_gmt":"2024-05-03T14:58:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/05\/03\/were-in-dum-siesie-dumsor-only-happened-under-mahamas-govt\/"},"modified":"2024-05-03T14:58:01","modified_gmt":"2024-05-03T14:58:01","slug":"were-in-dum-siesie-dumsor-only-happened-under-mahamas-govt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/05\/03\/were-in-dum-siesie-dumsor-only-happened-under-mahamas-govt\/","title":{"rendered":"We&#8217;re in &#8216;dum siesie;&#8217; &#8216;dumsor&#8217; only happened under Mahama&#8217;s govt"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>The Energy Minister, Dr Matthew Opoku Prempreh, has stated that the power outages, locally known as \u2018dumsor\u2019, only happened under the erstwhile John Mahama administration.<\/p>\n<p>At the Government Assurances Committee meeting in Accra on Friday, May 3, Dr Opoku Prempreh reiterated that the ongoing power crisis are due to efforts to rectify the energy challenges.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c\u2026I told you that when I got to the Ministry we\u2019ve gone past the era where we had 72 to 96 days of lights out and six hours of lights on. We are in the era of \u2018dum siesie\u2019 which is profoundly different from dumsor.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDumsor as inflicted on Ghanaians has only happened as characterised his excellency John Dramani Mahama\u2019s governance. He is the only president on record that for four years that he reigned, for four years that he ruled, for four years that he governed, there was \u2018dum dum dum.\u2019 If the non-partisan colleague says that now it is worse, then I don\u2019t know where his realities lie,\u201d he stated.<\/p>\n<p>The Ranking Member on the Government Assurances Committee of Parliament, Oti Bless however said former President Mahama is the only President who took responsibility to fix the dumsor menace before the end of his tenure.<\/p>\n<p>Despite President Akufo-Addo\u2019s declaration of an end to the power crisis, many parts of the country continue to experience inconsistent power supply.<\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<p><em><strong>Explore the world of impactful news with CitiNewsroom on WhatsApp!<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Click on the link to join the Citi Newsroom channel for curated, meaningful stories tailored just for YOU:\u00a0https:\/\/whatsapp.com\/channel\/0029VaCYzPRAYlUPudDDe53x<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"google-auto-placed ap_container\">\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><em style=\"background-color: #ffffff;\"><strong>No spams, just the stories that truly matter! #StayInformed #CitiNewsroom #CNRDigital<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Energy Minister, Dr Matthew Opoku Prempreh, has stated that the power outages, locally known as \u2018dumsor\u2019, only happened under the erstwhile John Mahama administration. 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