Talking to Peacefmonline.com, Ghana’s first President’s son wondered why his area of residence has been plunged into total darkness for three days without the utility companies making any attempt to restore the lights.
To him, the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG), GRIDCO and the Volta River Authority have sapped the confidence of Ghanaians, hence calling on them to streamline their activities before making demands for tariff increments.
He therefore expressed regret over VRA and the other electricty providers for failing to resolve the power fluctuations in the country.
VRA appealed to government for an upward adjustment in electricity tariffs in order to assist the company in the purchase of crude oil in large quantities for power generation. Public Relations Director of the company, Sam Fletcher noted that some Ghanaians have failed to pay correct tariffs on electricity and so, the company’s finances have dipped.
This he said is a major contributor to the erratic supply of electricity to communities, as a result calling for increment in tariffs to boost the company in the generation of power for the utility providers and consumers.
Speaking in relation to the tariff adjustments, Sekou Nkrumah called on the authorities to provide better services to the consumers if they want Ghanaians to heed their demands.
“How can they justify increasing it when they are not even providing the service...Does it make sense? What are they increasing? What are they going to increase when the service is not provided?” he asked.
He emphasized that; “the consumers have lost confidence in the ECG and whoever is connected to providing electricity for consumers in general. I’m saying they need to up their game before people then can listen to them. Before then, I don’t think they can justify any increase in the tariffs. They will have to provide a good service; people will have confidence in the service and then they can then increase the tariffs.”
This he stated is the sure way for the utility companies to get the Ghanaian populace to pay the tariffs whether increased or maintained.
Source: Ameyaw Adu Gyamfi/Peacefmonline.com/Ghana
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