{"id":178299,"date":"2024-05-04T09:16:05","date_gmt":"2024-05-04T09:16:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/05\/04\/rashid-pelpuo-slams-opoku-prempeh-for-denying-power-cuts\/"},"modified":"2024-05-04T09:16:05","modified_gmt":"2024-05-04T09:16:05","slug":"rashid-pelpuo-slams-opoku-prempeh-for-denying-power-cuts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/05\/04\/rashid-pelpuo-slams-opoku-prempeh-for-denying-power-cuts\/","title":{"rendered":"Rashid Pelpuo slams Opoku Prempeh for denying power cuts"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>The Member of Parliament for Wa Central, Rashid Pelpuo, has criticised the Energy Minister Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh for consistently denying the recent power cuts.<\/p>\n<p>Pelpuo argued that former President Mahama took steps to address past power issues, benefiting the current administration.<\/p>\n<p>This criticism follows Dr. Opoku Prempeh\u2019s claim that \u2018dumsor\u2019 only occurred under Mahama\u2019s leadership.<\/p>\n<p>Opoku Prempeh described the current situation as \u2018dum sie sie,\u2019 to wit temporary outages for repairs.<\/p>\n<p>Pelpuo, speaking on Eyewitness News on May 3rd, 2024, called the Minister\u2019s comments \u2018insulting\u2019 to Ghanaians.<\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u201cJohn Mahama did what he did to save the people of Ghana from our power need. This president has failed to add, not even a quarter megawatt of energy, to our power needs. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u201cSo, if there is <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">dumsor<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">, which we know there is, and you come to tell us there is no\u00a0<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">dumsor<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">, it is an insult to the Ghanaian. It is a way of disrespect towards the feelings and the pulses of Ghanaians. 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