80% of Ghanaians call for privatisation of ECG - Survey

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cha 9 years ago

Ghanaians have spoken...they had enough with dumsor, failed mahama must go

Ghanaians have spoken...they had enough with dumsor, failed mahama must go
vigour 9 years ago

Privatization of the ECG is long overdue and the earlier govt look for investor with new management style to take over, the better it is for Ghana.

Privatization of the ECG is long overdue and the earlier govt look for investor with new management style to take over, the better it is for Ghana.
Mr Bond 9 years ago

What the fuck is wrong with these NDC rented media write concocted stories to deceive Ghanaians?When was the survey done and is there a documented prove to prove that survey was conducted?This NDC media fools should know that ...
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What the fuck is wrong with these NDC rented media write concocted stories to deceive Ghanaians?When was the survey done and is there a documented prove to prove that survey was conducted?This NDC media fools should know that the private company will not provide them with free power and our state institutions are not going to get free power.This Mahama administration has not been paying electricity bills and own a billion in electricity.Ghanaians you will regret if you give your vote to the stupid criminal president to sell your assets.Ghanaians our good for nothing president John Ali Baba Dramani Mahama has no right to sell ECG unless he held referendum and Ghanaians back him to sell ECG so our institution suffers then we blame ourselves for allowing that fool to sell our ECG.
Abongo7w 9 years ago

Idipt comment about the topic

Idipt comment about the topic
Decalos 9 years ago

Fucking Mahama and his family. Mahama and his family are animals. Fuck all NDC members. May GOD punish the entire family of NDC members.

Fucking Mahama and his family. Mahama and his family are animals. Fuck all NDC members. May GOD punish the entire family of NDC members.
Abongo7w 9 years ago

Just like your family in ashanti forest

Just like your family in ashanti forest
Kojo Morovia 9 years ago

Everything being done by Mahama is bad and shows incompetence, but when same is done by NPP it is good and shows competence. Strsnge and incomprehensible analogies by NPP. As for ACEP, it is still struggling for relevance.

Everything being done by Mahama is bad and shows incompetence, but when same is done by NPP it is good and shows competence. Strsnge and incomprehensible analogies by NPP. As for ACEP, it is still struggling for relevance.
JOHN 9 years ago

PRIVATISATION WILL BRING COMPETITION. IT MUST BE GIVEN TO DIFFERENT GROUP OF COMPANIES AS IS DONE IN ABROAD. ONE CAN JOIN THE BEST COMPANY WHO IS GOOD

PRIVATISATION WILL BRING COMPETITION. IT MUST BE GIVEN TO DIFFERENT GROUP OF COMPANIES AS IS DONE IN ABROAD. ONE CAN JOIN THE BEST COMPANY WHO IS GOOD
Mr Bond 9 years ago

Are you sure?President Mahama has stolen $10 billion of our money and he is using that money to buy ECG throught third party of either local or foreign origin.President John Ali Baba Dramani Mahama has already sold Mechant Ba ...
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Are you sure?President Mahama has stolen $10 billion of our money and he is using that money to buy ECG throught third party of either local or foreign origin.President John Ali Baba Dramani Mahama has already sold Mechant Bank to his brother to take 90% of workers pension so he has use tax payers to improve our energy sector and using NDC appointee idiots board of directors to sabotage power supply to make case for private ownership and this is a grave mistake that this good for nothing criminal president want to harm Ghana.Folks rebel when this last to nothing idiot want to sell ECG for it and IMF bailout will not be difference.Folks this is our national security and we should allow this fool and moron to sell it.There is no private sector that can run our power problem because it will fine it difficult to generate and attract loans to operate and maintain ECG,Ghanaians don't allow this fool to sell your nation asset.
Decalos 9 years ago

Mahama and his generation are bastards.

Mahama and his generation are bastards.

Kwaku Frimpong Owusu 9 years ago

Where and when was this survey conducted.What methodology did they used?.I'm not convinced on the outcome of this survey.What was the sample population?.Privatizing ECG is not the answer to our power problems.I wouldn't talk ...
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Where and when was this survey conducted.What methodology did they used?.I'm not convinced on the outcome of this survey.What was the sample population?.Privatizing ECG is not the answer to our power problems.I wouldn't talk much but the government do the right thing.I rest my case.
Francis - Teshie. 9 years ago

Recent survey by a graduate of KNUST reveal that 90% of Ghanaian want the country to go back to colonial rule due to the inept/visionless of the current leaders. The leaders are unable to deliver effectively to the Ghanaian m ...
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Recent survey by a graduate of KNUST reveal that 90% of Ghanaian want the country to go back to colonial rule due to the inept/visionless of the current leaders. The leaders are unable to deliver effectively to the Ghanaian masses. All state assets are being sold/privatised due to their poor management style. The leaders themselves flow themselves outside when they are not feeling well. If they are able to equip our schools/hospitals, they would go outside the country for medical care.
We need to go back to colonial rule. The back man is incapable of managing his own affairs.
Bobo Dialoso 9 years ago

The leaders work not for Ghanaians but foreign investors. Is it that colonialism. Ghanaians have become so stupid. IF Ghana were a colony, most of you will be living in the so called boy quarters. Enkwasias3m.

The leaders work not for Ghanaians but foreign investors. Is it that colonialism. Ghanaians have become so stupid. IF Ghana were a colony, most of you will be living in the so called boy quarters. Enkwasias3m.
atwei 9 years ago

ECG is a very corrupt institution and much of the monies they collect go into the pockets of the field staff. They must be privatized because that will help the efficient and effective collection of monies. Again everybody m ...
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ECG is a very corrupt institution and much of the monies they collect go into the pockets of the field staff. They must be privatized because that will help the efficient and effective collection of monies. Again everybody must use the prepaid metre. It is a very efficient way of collecting monies.
saa 9 years ago

please don't forget all our state enterprises are been privatise. There is nothing left for our children. We can manage it. Ghanaians are afraid of challenges. That is the reason why we cant do anything for ourselves. We are ...
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please don't forget all our state enterprises are been privatise. There is nothing left for our children. We can manage it. Ghanaians are afraid of challenges. That is the reason why we cant do anything for ourselves. We are always thing that people in the west can do better
Abigi 9 years ago

Capitalism and free markets bring innovation and productivity. If you do not bring to the market you close down and a better group replaces you. ECG has been in trouble since CPP days and they are still in trouble. Just look ...
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Capitalism and free markets bring innovation and productivity. If you do not bring to the market you close down and a better group replaces you. ECG has been in trouble since CPP days and they are still in trouble. Just look at it this way, someone produces electricity without your kobo, take on credit, distributell and make profit, pay yourselves and buy equipments if necessary. What is difficult about making money out of someone's product? Yet ECG is broke and cannot pay it's suppliers. The model is bad and not sustainable. Give private people the same chance and they will deposit money before the producers supply them with the energy. Reason, they will buy in bulk at discount so that they can sell cheap. That means people will use more electricity, and producers will innovate to produce more cheaper electricity. Everyone is happy and life is bearable. This is the West does better. As a citizen you want affordable electricity but not ownership of a useless entity you enjoy by name. Ghana airways is gone so too is cancelled flights. Ghana Telecom is gone so too is no service. People are happier with mobile phones and airlines are coming in and going out. Same should be VRA and ECG. How someone earning $1 / day pay higher rates on electricity than someone earning $1000 / day?
kwabena Ohemeng,london 9 years ago

The world's most profitable airline,Singapore Airlines is state owned.South Korea,Japan,and Singapore all started to industrialize using the state owned economic development formula.Now look at where these nation are.China is ...
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The world's most profitable airline,Singapore Airlines is state owned.South Korea,Japan,and Singapore all started to industrialize using the state owned economic development formula.Now look at where these nation are.China is using the state-owned formula to advance industrialization.Where you do not have the private sector strong enough to spearhead the economic development of a nation what do you do?The state will have to take the lead and invite the private sector to join or take over when appropriate.After all capitalism benefits the few rich and powerful.It always creates the 1% rich and the 99% poor.And privatization does not always lead to competition and lower prices.The privatization of the rail system in the UK has led to poor services and astronomical increases in train fares.But the train bosses have enjoyed huge yearly pay increases.People talk about capitalism as if it eradicates poverty. Captalism is the worst distributor of wealth in any part of the world.It creates more slaves and few rich masters.It perpetuates greed and exploitation.It is inhumane.A mixture of capitalism and socialism as is obtained in the Nordic countries is the best for mankind.
Abigi 9 years ago

Europe is practising socialism that is what Ghana has copied and not working. Government service everywhere does not work. Thanks for Britain examples, you have made my point. In Us we have postal services, every year they ar ...
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Europe is practising socialism that is what Ghana has copied and not working. Government service everywhere does not work. Thanks for Britain examples, you have made my point. In Us we have postal services, every year they are at congress begging for money. At the same time we UPS and FEDEx making billions of profits. That is the problem with government.
Abigi 9 years ago

Government cannot and can never run anything. Look at the fools we made of ourselves at the world cup. Count all the industries built by Nkrumah, which one is functioning and can stand without government support. Before priva ...
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Government cannot and can never run anything. Look at the fools we made of ourselves at the world cup. Count all the industries built by Nkrumah, which one is functioning and can stand without government support. Before private radio and TV, we had GBC, can anyone say anything good about GBC? But small radio stations and TV are making profits and paying workers better. Does anyone have anything good to say about our hospitals? Can anyone justify a Ashease
university's standing against UST? The truth is government does better when they do the least. Ghana police, Army, Ports Authority are all useless entities. Allow privatization and see how smoothly things will be run. Corruption, nepotism, favortism, tribalism, bribery, jujuism all the isms are ripe in government instutitions. Get government out of the way and people are ready to work and make better for themselves and families.
Bobo Dialoso 9 years ago

You idiots regurgitate these things. Go and tell the King capitalists in America that government should privatize social security.

You idiots regurgitate these things. Go and tell the King capitalists in America that government should privatize social security.

Abigi 9 years ago

Who believes in SS except idiot like you. Smart people have 401K and Roth. IRA. Anyone serious in life privately invest in their pension, because givernment had squandered sicial security and that is my point.

Who believes in SS except idiot like you. Smart people have 401K and Roth. IRA. Anyone serious in life privately invest in their pension, because givernment had squandered sicial security and that is my point.
kofi,ondon 9 years ago

Abigi is a true idiot.He should go to America and see if capitalism is as successful and beneficial to all its citizens. Where do we have the 99% poor and the 1% rich?

Abigi is a true idiot.He should go to America and see if capitalism is as successful and beneficial to all its citizens. Where do we have the 99% poor and the 1% rich?
Abigi 9 years ago

Stop the 99% nonsense Socialist are throwing about. If you have education, a good one for now Engineering, health care, computer sciences or mathematics you definitely have a job and a good one. If you decide to study libera ...
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Stop the 99% nonsense Socialist are throwing about. If you have education, a good one for now Engineering, health care, computer sciences or mathematics you definitely have a job and a good one. If you decide to study liberal arts obviously you will be shouting 99% and hungry. There are over 3 million jobs without takers. Idiot if you have computer science or math degree let me know. I need prople to employ. However, if you are a school drop out or uneducated then you hsve to wait on government. Have time to demonstrate. Capitalism works, I am a living testament. I started out poor educated Ghanaian. Got to Canada and started school all over to graduate level. Due to givernment controls as in Ghana could not find jobs. Got an offer in the Capitalist US and it is the best system God has created on earth. I am living amongst millionaires, my children are attending the best schools including Harvard. There is no way on earth I should have had this opportunities if I lived in the socialist jungle Ghana. Continue to tickle yourselves and be condemned to darkness and poverty forever. To the uneducated Singapore is the number one Capitalist country on earth. American rich are denouncing citizenship to move to Singapore i.e. the boy from facebook who sold his shares. South Korea is the same. We started same way but they saw the light and changed. But look at STUPUD Ghanaians still crying for Nkrumah, Idiots. We need to change, otherwise we are doomed. It is not working and the youth are suffering, so think outside the box.
GHANANI 9 years ago

You do not know what you are talking about.Those who staged the coup of 1966 and decided to discontinue Osagyefo's industrialization plan for the nation must be blamed.Singapore,South Korea and Japan used Osagyefo's industria ...
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You do not know what you are talking about.Those who staged the coup of 1966 and decided to discontinue Osagyefo's industrialization plan for the nation must be blamed.Singapore,South Korea and Japan used Osagyefo's industrialization formula to develop.When the IMF and the World Bank advised Busia and Afrifa to discontinue Osagyefo's economic development plan they acquiesced and now look at where the nation's economy is.Even coffin we import.
Bobo Dialoso 9 years ago

Privatize and see how worse it will get. Ghanaians are so dumbed down. Corruption does not go away because you privatize a business entity. With privatization, the profits of the business becomes highest priority. It means t ...
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Privatize and see how worse it will get. Ghanaians are so dumbed down. Corruption does not go away because you privatize a business entity. With privatization, the profits of the business becomes highest priority. It means they can charge so high to ensure profitability.
NANA 9 years ago

ECG should only be allowed to transmit electricity. Private companies should by allowed to buy and sell the electricity which will be transmitted through the ECG distribution system, for a prenegotiated fee per kWh. These p ...
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ECG should only be allowed to transmit electricity. Private companies should by allowed to buy and sell the electricity which will be transmitted through the ECG distribution system, for a prenegotiated fee per kWh. These private companies will then compete for buyers in the homes and businesses. This is the businesses model used in the US. Here in Texas, my electricity is delivered to my home by a company called ERCOT which is responsible for only the transmission and maintenance of the power grid for the state. However, my electricity provider is a different company called CIRRO ENERGY which buys the electrity and pay ERCOT to transmit it to their various customers homes and businesses. There are over twenty different companies just like my provider CIRRO ENERGY, who are actively competing to have me as a customer. This kind of system will definitely generate fierce competition for innovative ways for these companies to provide cheaper power in a free market system.
Kwabena Ohemeng,london 9 years ago

If the ECG when privatized is to be the dominant company to sell electricity to ghanaians then the majority of ghanaians who support the privatization of the ECG will regret in the long run.It will use its near monopoly statu ...
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If the ECG when privatized is to be the dominant company to sell electricity to ghanaians then the majority of ghanaians who support the privatization of the ECG will regret in the long run.It will use its near monopoly status to increase the price of electricity tariffs astronomically and consumers will be worse off.On the other hand if there is competition in the supply of power to consumers and leads to decreases in the prices of electricity tariffs to consumers then it will be good news for consumers.Will the government also have a robust system in place to check the possible rampant increases in the cost of selling electricity to consumers by a privatized ECG? The privatization of the supply of electricity to consumers does not necessarily lead to cheaper electricity tariffs and at times consumers are ripped off by the companies which make huge profits and instead choose to give their directors fat salaries and shareholders big dividends.The huge profits are never passed on to consumers as cheaper electricity tariffs.For the provision of reliable electricity to ghanaians the government can privatize the ECG but consumers must be protected from rampant price increases which the majority poor ghanaians cannot bear.The ball is in the court of the government.
Sly 9 years ago

I totally agreed it must be privatise. Through ECG corruption and incompetence I have been made to pay over 5000GHS for the electrity I did not consume. Is a long story, I think Metres should be personal not in the name of th ...
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I totally agreed it must be privatise. Through ECG corruption and incompetence I have been made to pay over 5000GHS for the electrity I did not consume. Is a long story, I think Metres should be personal not in the name of the Lanlord. I will support Mahama if he would be able to Privatise ECG. Lets face facts, the Ghanaian state is not a good manager, people are not discipline and honest.
C.Stephen Sackey 9 years ago

I question the authenticity of this survey .
How were the survey questions worded?
And the sponsor of the survey ?
It's a Trojan Horse .
It's a set up for a new and still dangerous entity called " Private Capital. " It' ...
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I question the authenticity of this survey .
How were the survey questions worded?
And the sponsor of the survey ?
It's a Trojan Horse .
It's a set up for a new and still dangerous entity called " Private Capital. " It's goal? To gobble up the prized assets of an unsuspecting Third World.

They can't be any more objective than American Enterprise Institute. An ideoloque -driven think tank that believe every public enterprise is bad and inefficient. What it forget , however, is that the Tennesee Valley is as efficiently run as any Con Edison.

Efficiency and equality are at play here, folks.

Don't sell that utility- it's Ghana's symbol of independence.
Ben 9 years ago

Where was the survey carried out? Do not
deceive the Ghanaian public.

Where was the survey carried out? Do not
deceive the Ghanaian public.

John 9 years ago

Ghanaians are wise people.

Ghanaians are wise people.
Nelson 9 years ago

Why does the Mahama led government want to sell ECG so desperately? We don't want owners from a second country controlling anything related to our electricity. That will put breaks on our quest for industrialisation for ever! ...
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Why does the Mahama led government want to sell ECG so desperately? We don't want owners from a second country controlling anything related to our electricity. That will put breaks on our quest for industrialisation for ever!

I don't know if those in government are really Ghanaians.
John 9 years ago

Privatization is a best option .lt will improve efficiency and reduce laziness and "l don't care-ism

Privatization is a best option .lt will improve efficiency and reduce laziness and "l don't care-ism

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