Your 'Breaking the 8' will be difficult if this 'dumsor' problem stays - Prof Agyekum warns NPP

Head of Linguistics at the University of Ghana, Professor Kofi Agyekum, has cautioned the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) against the impact of the current electricity crisis on their performance in the December 7 elections.

Professor Kofi Agyekum, popularly called "Opanyin Agyekum", registered his displeasure with the Electricity Company of Ghana's delay in drawing a timetable for Ghanaians.

To him, the call for a timetable is genuine, as it will help Ghanaians to plan their activities, unlike being unable to predict the situation.

Opanyin Agyekum also expressed worry over the government's refusal to be transparent with Ghanaians regarding the cause of the power cuts and when the nation should expect an end to the problem.

To him, how the government is treating Ghanaians may affect their "breaking the eight" agenda.

"Your breaking the eight will be difficult if this problem lingers on", he said, advising "it's not shameful to tell us that you promised us no dumsor but as it stands now, we are in dumsor... so, the government should wake up if it's sleeping and resolve this issue immediately for us because this is extremely disturbing."

He made this comment during Peace FM's morning show "Kokrokoo".