Energy Minister Honourable John Abdulai Jinapor has responded to a demand by the Minority Caucus in Parliament for the John Dramani Mahama-led administration to publish a load-shedding timetable amidst intermittent power cuts across the country.
His response comes to the minority New Patriotic Party (NPP) caucus in Parliament called on President John Mahama to publish a load-shedding timetable to help businesses and individuals manage the ongoing power crisis.
Former Finance Minister Mohammed Amin Adam made this demand during a press conference on Monday, March 3.
This follows President Mahama’s presentation of the State of the Nation Address (SONA).
Addressing the media, Dr Amin Adam criticised President Mahama’s handling of the country’s energy crisis so far.
Responding to this demand, the Energy Minister has turned down the request, insisting that the country is not experiencing load-shedding. He described the demand as moot, urging the public not to fall for the ‘propaganda’ that the country is in a power crisis.
“We are not shedding the load, so the demand by the Minority and some people to publish a load-shedding timetable is moot,” he said in a post captured on the Facebook page of Accra-based GHone TV.
Parts of the country have been experiencing erratic power supply, commonly called dumsor since President John Dramani Mahama was inaugurated. The unfortunate development has hugely affected businesses. Despite promises from the government to have it fixed, the power challenges unabated.
Stakeholders and citizens alike now await the government’s next steps to restore confidence and ensure uninterrupted power supply.
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