Staff of the Ashanti Regional branch of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) are set to take action following the refusal of the Ashanti Regional Minister, Simon Osei-Mensah, to apologize for the arrest of their Ashanti East Manager, Mark Wiafe Asomani.
The regional minister caused the arrest of Ing. Mark Wiafe Asumani following a power cut at the Kumasi Technical University.
During a press conference in Kumasi on Thursday, April 25, 2024, Mr. Osei-Mensah defended his actions, stating that the arrest of Mark Wiafe Asomani was done for security reasons.
He also mentioned existing agreements between the ECG and the Kumasi Technical University to address the University’s outstanding debts.
“Do I have to apologize for doing my security work? What I want to tell you is that I asked the police to invite Ing. Mark Asumani Wiafe on security grounds because of the happenings in the electricity sector in the region and the fact that a task force can always come from outside to disconnect without the proper information.
Bismark Adomah, National Vice Chairman of the ECG Senior Staff Association, indicated in an interview with Citi News that the Association will take further action if the Minister continues to refuse to apologize.
Mr. Adomah stated, “When GRIDCo dumps any of our substations, no matter how it is, everybody on that feeder will go off. He should give us specific data, and then we all will go through it. He cannot just make a blanket statement. If he says he will not apologize, fine, the next step is we will meet and decide on our next line of action.”
Meanwhile, the Ashanti Regional ECG has cautioned the Regional Minister to settle outstanding electricity bills accrued at his private residences or face disconnection from the national grid in the wake of protests initiated by the ECG workers in response to the arrest of their General Manager.
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