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At some point in 2024, during the erstwhile Akufo-Addo administration, when power outages (dumsor) were prevalent and many citizens expressed frustration, Prince David Osei insisted that such occurrences were normal. <\/p>\n
He said \u2018dumsor\u2019 occurs in many countries and could simply be the result of faulty machines. <\/p>\n
\u201cThe whole of downtown Toronto, Canada, went off recently. There was a blackout. So once you are dealing with equipment, you are dealing with machines, and things can fail,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n
Referencing a publication by the Electricity Company of Ghana at that time, Prince David Osei stated that the country had a stable national power supply and that power outages were due to \u2018localised faults\u2019. <\/p>\n
\u201cThat’s what it said. That if you are experiencing an outage in your area, call a certain number. It could be it’s a fault within your neighbourhood,\u201d he stated. <\/p>\n
Prince David Osei\u2019s recent comments about dumsor under Mahama\u2019s administration<\/b> <\/p>\n
The actor has sparked reactions on social media after he lamented the recent cases of frequent power outages. <\/p>\n
In a social media post on April 29, 2025, he pointed to the impact of dumsor on businesses and daily life. <\/p>\n
His comments have since sparked mixed reactions, with some slamming him for being silent during similar outages under the NPP government. <\/p>\n
Read the full story published by GhanaWeb on Monday, 13 January 2025 <\/p>\n
Prince David Osei, who was one of the front runners in the 2015 #DumsorMustStop campaign during the erstwhile John Dramani Mahama administration, admitted to experiencing the recent outages, saying, “We all felt it.” <\/p>\n
Speaking on Joy FM’s Showbiz A-Z on March 30, 2024, he cited the case of a recent power outage in Toronto, Canada, and said that the power outages currently being faced by Ghanaians were due to faulty equipment on the part of the power suppliers and distributors. <\/p>\n
“The whole of downtown Toronto, Canada, went off recently. There was a blackout. So once you are dealing with equipment, you are dealing with machines, and things can fail,” he said. <\/p>\n
Prince David Osei also referred to a publication by the Electricity Company of Ghana that the country has a stable national power supply and that power outages were due to ‘localised faults’. <\/p>\n
“That’s what it said. If you are experiencing an outage in your area, call a certain number. It could be it’s a fault within your neighbourhood,” he said. <\/p>\n
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