The incoming government cannot blame the Mahama administration when the power crises known as Dumsor returns this year.
This is according to a former Chief Executive of the Volta River Authority VRA Dr. Charles Wereko-Brobby.
Already, the African Center for Energy Policy (ACEP) has warned that Ghana may face power crisis due to a potential disruption in gas supply, a prediction the outgoing government has dismissed.
But speaking to Joy News, the former VRA boss insists Ghanaians will not entertain any excuse if dumsor persists under the Akufo-Addo led administration. "There is so much expectation. When the baton has been passed over you can no longer say Mahama has caused dumsor. It becomes your responsibility. "You need to sustain the power supply. All the issues that we raised now become your issue.
"I think one of the problems of the transition process is that too much time is being spent on trying to find the status report from the outgoing administration."They will put their best foot forward but Reagan used to say, trust but verify. Do your own independent investigation," he advised.
Ghana has suffered an acute power paralysis for the past four years which have crippled businesses, led to many fire outbreaks and deaths.
The country at some point endured a 24-hour-off-12-hours-on load shedding management which was nuisance to many. Even though the situation improved dramatically in the election year, 2016, the situation has not been entirely resolved with some areas facing intermittent long hours of outages even in 2017.
But the suspended NPP member believes his party will have no excuse if it fails to resolve the matter.
Dr. Wereko Brobby also wants the incoming government to review the energy sector levies and taxes imposed in December 2015 insisting it has brought untold hardship on Ghanaians.
"We must separate the recovery of the cost of production from loading a whole lot of taxes on top of the recovery cost.
There are a whole lot of levies put on the cost of recovery that you need to ensure that there is a sustained power industry going on. Those levies and taxes need to be looked at again," he said.
He added that power must not be used as a vehicle for raising revenue for government.
Source: Joy News
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Some supporters of npp do things as if they never had chance of going to school.Everybody has the right to express his/her views. Why all these insults?You the same people,will let nana down.When ndc,said brobbey was a ***barred word***,what happened? NLM?Very funny.1966 coup planners?So now npp has agreed on that,Nana's father chair of NLC.Ok.
Look 👀 at this old major, who always looks like an old chaiiiiin smoouker, Nana does not need advice from currrrupttt theiiiiive like u , we all know ur record at GMPC
JAGUAR JOKER Brobbey !!!!!!; are you not even ashamed of your VER existance !!!!!!; how can you blame Nana Addo if dumsor persists ; the poor man have not even been sworn in as President yet but you have already started throwing 'grenades' into his camp; ;' WHAT EVIL THOUGHTS IS THAT !!!!!! BESIDES YOU CAN NOT JUST SIT THERE AND TELL THE NPP government what to do afterall you are not a member of the party so just ***barred word*** and GO MASTERBATE AND SLEEP WELL BECAUSE NANA ADDDO DOES NOT NEED YOUR ADVICE BESIDES IF SOMEBODY ASK YOU WHY YOU DID NOT IMPPREGNATE JOCE ARYEE WHAT WOULD YOU SAY ;WOULD YOU SAY YOUR 'KOTI' WAS TOO SMALL; PLEASE JUST SHUT U !!!!AND ALLOW NANA ADDDO TO THINK FOR HIMSELF .
Mr Brobbey what happened to Ghana 🇬🇭 at 50 money, theiiivve, u should ve rottin in jail, u call urslf energy expert, what single suggestion ve u brought on board to energy sector, if I may ask who gave u that tittle in the first place? Tweeeee energy expert my fon
Mr Brobbey, thank ur stars for not being in jail, You see, B4 God will elevate ur position to higher level, he makes sure sycophaaant, greeeedy bastarrrds, booootlikkers, stomach politicians, wiiicked people like Wereko Brobbey, Arthur Kennedy, Afoko, Crabbe, Nyarho and the likes, are wiped away by the Holy Ghost ,
What at all do you want from Nana Akufo Addo? If I were you, I would bow down my head in shame. You had hoped Nana lost the elections, but thankfully you and your kind (Nyaho Tamakloe, Dr. Anane, Kwadwo Mpiani, Arthur Kennedy, Afoko, Kwabena Agyepong, Kwesi Pratt, Baby Ansaba, Ben Epson and the rest) are not God. Why do you have problems with anything Nana does? You had a problem with the NPP going to court; selection of Bawumia as Vice Presidential Candidate; suspension of Afoko and Kwabena Agyepong; now you have a problem with Nana winning the elections. Please leave Nana alone. You suggested that Nana was not a popular candidate who can court the support of floating voters. You alluded to his dwindling fortunes over the years in areas won by President Kufour. Yet at the end of the day, this unpopular candidate won convincingly against a sitting President by over a million votes. What do you say to that? In the year 2000, you left to form your own party and you failed abysmally. Inspite of this betrayal, you were given a juicy position at VRA and later handed over the Ghana at 50 Secretariat. Some of the decisions taken by you contributed to the loss of NPP in 2008. Yet you had the audacity to comment on Nana's inability to court the support of floating voters. I want to put it to you that none of your ill intentions for Nana will succeed. Nana has been ordained by God and so just be careful. Just leave him alone to govern the way God directs him. Nana will succeed, God being his helper.
panin gyingyan paa ni, talking anyhow as always, what better stategy have they put to end dumsor, ghnaians are too wise for cheap talks wai
Dr. If I We're you, I would not open my mouth. You are not God. Everybody knows your stand about Nana Addo. He is going to succeed ooooo
HAS POPOBRIBRI SICKNESS CAUGHT UP WITH WEREKO BROBEY? WONDERS THEY SAY HAS NO END GO AND TEAM UP WITH NYAHO TAMAKLO,PAUL AFOKO ,ASOOMA BANDA,TO HELP MAHAMA ON HIS FARMS.WE DO NOT NEED YOUR REJECTED ADVISE.GO AND SIN NO MORE.
Somebody please tell this crookish guy to shuuuut up