[ 2015-01-31 ]

Dumsor demo for 6 March
A group by name, ‘Concerned Ghanaians’, is
planning to stage a massive demonstration on
independence Day, Friday march 6, 2015, against
the irregular electricity supply across the length
and breadth of the country.

The protest is scheduled to take place in the
capital city, Accra.

Organisers of the event have started flying the
agenda on social media, especially on the ‘Ghana
Speaks’ page on Facebook where it has generated
a lot of interest and
endorsements.

Dubbed, ‘Arise Ghana Youth for Your Country’,
organisers of the protest said they would be
marching against what had come to be known as
‘dumsor-dumsor’ (irregular power supply), high
fuel prices, corruption and the growing spate of
unemployment in the country.

“For how long are we going to pretend having
electricity four hours a day is normal? When are
we going to start holding people accountable for
their incompetence?” they asked rhetorically
with a charge in tow, “Ghana wake up.”

They therefore urged all Ghanaians to put aside
their political colours and join in the march,
since the energy crisis affects members of both
the governing and opposition parties and that
“sitting on the fence is not an option”.

“Join the march. Let us show that we love our
country.

Let us show that we care,” they posted on the
Facebook page, while urging all patriotic citizens
to stand up and be counted.

Checks by DAILY GUIDE have established that
organisers of the protest march would today send
an official notice to the police as required by
the Public Order Act.

It is however not certain if the police would
allow such a protest march to take place on
Independence Day.

Organisers of the march are said to be planning to
replicate similar demonstrations in all 10
regional capitals across the country to drum home
their demand for improved services and a reduction
in fuel prices.

The country has been plunged into darkness in the
past few years with no solution in sight.

Failed Promises President John Mahama had pledged
ahead of the 2012 elections to banish dumsor by
2013. But three years down the line, the power
crisis is still with the country, collapsing
industries.

“The power crisis will be a thing of the past by
the end of 2013,” Mr Mahama said at the IEA
Presidential Debate in 2012.

And it appears now that no one is talking about
the effect of the power crisis which has reached
an alarming proportion, as Ghanaians now seem to
have the misplaced belief that it is normal.

Students are running from one part of town to
another depending on where they can get
electricity to study and do their assignments.

Source - Daily Guide

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