Do I have to apologise for doing my security work? - Ashanti regional minister to ECG

The Ashanti Regional Minister, Simon Osei-Mensah, has stood firm against calls from the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) Workers’ Union to apologize for the arrest of one of their managers, Mark Wiafe Asomani.

The minister defended his actions, stating that he had requested the police to arrest the Ashanti East Manager of the ECG for security reasons.

Addressing the issue during a press conference at Kumasi, he stressed that his actions were in line with his responsibilities and that he had not violated any laws.

“Do I have to apologise for doing my security work? What I want to tell you is that I asked the police to invite Ing Mark Asomani Wiafe on security grounds because of the happenings in the electricity sector in the region and the fact that a taskforce can always come from outside to disconnect without the proper information.

“What is ironic is that they tell me that they are not under me and for that matter, I cannot tell them what to do but they want to tell me how to execute my security responsibilities as enshrined in the Securities and Intelligence Act of 2020, Act 10(30)," citinewsroom.com quoted the minister as having said.

He further criticized the ECG for not adhering to warnings from the security council to maintain uninterrupted power supply at the residences of the president and vice president when they are in the Ashanti Region.

Moreover, the minister dismissed claims that some managers of the ECG are members of the Regional Security Council (REGSEC), emphasizing the need for proper execution of security responsibilities as mandated by law.

He added that there were agreements in place between the ECG and the Kumasi Technical University to address the university’s outstanding debts.

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