[ 2014-11-23 ]

Energy and Petroleum Minister, Emmanuel Armah Kofi Buah

Power crisis: CPP wants Buah fired – CPP
The Convention People’s Party (CPP) says the
current power crisis facing the country betrays
Energy and Petroleum Minister, Emmanuel Armah Kofi
Buah’s ineffectiveness.

The CPP, therefore, has called on the President to
do away with Buah’s services.

According to the party’s Deputy vice Chair
Rhodaline Imoro-Ayana, the President’s creation
of a new power Ministry – to be headed by Pru
East MP Dr Kwabena Donkor, if approved by
Parliament after vetting – to resolve the power
crisis, is enough proof that Buah has failed.

“The President with Energy Minister Buah have
promised us 5000 Megawatts of electricity. They
have made promises over the years that they are
going to give us energy and power so for us to
wake up one morning to hear that Kwabena Donkor is
going to marshal air, human and material resources
to resolve the issue, then you ask yourself:
‘What has Buah been doing?’”

Imoro-Ayana wondered: “Has he not been given the
resources to marshal all the resources and the
support and everything to give us electricity?”

In her view, “…I think if anything at all, we
want to downsize and therefore Buah must go.”

“Kwabena Donkor can then take over. But I
don’t know what Buah is going to be doing? If he
is going to be energy minister and somebody else
is going to be doing the one doing the job, I
don’t get it,” she added.

Ghana has been plunged into a steadily worsening
energy crisis. Power producers Volta River
Authority (VRA) recently shut down two turbines as
part of its energy conservation programme.

It says the low water level in the country's main
hydro-power station, Akosombo Dam, justifies the
shutdown of the turbines, so as to reserve some
energy for next year.

The erratic power supply has led to some citizens
threatening to burn down installations of power
distributor Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG).

The company's Managing Director, William
Hutton-Mensah was recently sacked by President
John Mahama.

Hutton-Mensah was on his annual leave when the
announcement of dismissal was made.

He has been asked by the President to report to
the energy minister for reassignment.

Staff of the company have threatened a mass strike
if he is not immediately reinstated.

Source - Starrfmonline

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