We won’t allow Akufo-Addo to appropriate Mahama’s legacy to himself – John Jinapor

Former deputy Minister of Power, John Jinapor has stated that the National Democratic Congress (NDC) will not sit aloof for President Akufo-Addo to take what does not belong to him.

According to him, President Akufo-Addo wants to rebrand the Ameri plant procured by former President Joh Mahama and rename it Kumasi 1 Thermal Plant (K1TPP).

“5 days more to the commissioning of the Kumasi 1 Thermal Power Plant (K1TPP) at Anwomaso, in the Oforikrom Municipality of the Ashanti Region,” Volta River Authority wrote on its official Facebook handle.

In a statement, the ranking Member of the Energy Committee in Parliament says the move is a desperate attempt to deceive Ghanaians.

“The Ameri Power Plant made up of 10 units, each with a total capacity of 250 megawatts, is a modular and versatile plant allowing for flexibility to generate power even with limited Gas supply.

“The only thing the Akufo-Addo administration has done is to relocate the units to Kumasi in Ashanti, and as if this is not enough, they have gone a step further by deciding to recommission the same plants on 17th April 2024, interestingly this same plant was commissioned under President Mahama,” he added.

John Jinapor writes

Having failed to achieve anything meaningful in the Energy sector, the Akufo-Addo/Bawumia government have done the unthinkable by rebranding the Ameri plant procured under the able leadership of former President John Dramani Mahama under a new name called Kumasi 1 Thermal Plant (K1TPP), all in a desperate attempt to deceive Ghanaian.

The Ameri Power Plants made up of 10 units, each with a total capacity of 250 megawatts, is a modular and versatile plant allowing for flexibility to generate power even with limited Gas supply.

The only thing the Akufo-Addo administration has done is to relocate the units to Kumasi in Ashanti, and as if this is not enough, they have gone a step further by deciding to recommission the same plants 17th April 2024, interestingly this same plant was commissioned under President Mahama.

This attempt to appropriate the achievements of President Mahama and present them as that of this non-performing government will no longer be countenanced.