Minority accuses government of PR gimmicks over solutions amid power crisis

The Minority in Parliament has criticised the government’s handling of Ghana’s ongoing power challenges, accusing it of prioritising public relations over substantive solutions as outages continue to disrupt daily life.

The concerns follow the recent fire incident at the Ghana Grid Company Limited substation in Akosombo, which has intensified power cuts in several parts of the country and raised fresh questions about the stability of the national grid.

Addressing a press conference on Tuesday, April 28, 2026, Deputy Ranking Member on Parliament’s Energy Committee, Collins Adomako-Mensah, argued that the government’s response has so far failed to tackle the underlying problems in the energy sector.

For many Ghanaians, the situation has translated into disrupted routines, students struggling to study at night, small businesses losing revenue, and households enduring prolonged periods without electricity.

But according to the Minority, recent measures taken by authorities amount to little more than symbolic actions.

“Ghana cannot afford a government that manages crisis through spectacle. Suspending a CEO, reshuffling a regional management team, and calling a press briefing are not an energy policy,” he said.

“They are a choreography of an administration desperate to be seen acting while refusing to confront the true cause of this crisis,” he added.

Adomako-Mensah maintained that the ongoing “dumsor” cannot be attributed to any single individual but reflects deeper structural issues within the power sector.

“The dumsor Ghanaians are experiencing today is not the product of any single CEO. It is the result of an administration that, in our view, has failed to build on a recovery plan previously put in place,” he stated.

He referenced the prior administration under former president Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo and Mahamudu Bawumia, arguing that the current government has instead relied on what he described as “misdirection” in addressing the crisis.

The Minority insists that without a clear, transparent, and long-term strategy, Ghana risks prolonging the instability in power supply.

They warn that the continued outages are taking a toll on homes, businesses, and key sectors of the economy, underscoring the urgency for decisive and sustainable interventions.

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