Former Deputy Ashanti Regional Minister under the National Democratic Congress (NDC) administration, Joseph Yamin, has described the 14% reduction in Electricity tariff announcement made by President Akufo-Addo as an attempt to divert media attention from the ongoing probe into the cash-for-seat scandal.
He is also of the opinion that the President’s announcement is not convincing enough because he failed to explain how stated organizations will be identified at their vantage points.
According to him, it will only create chaos at ECG offices, adding that the President rushed in announcing the policy.
“The President’s announcement is not convincing enough because it is going to be very difficult to identify these organizations when we have some few days for January to end. I think he rushed in announcing the policy because the NPP only wants divert media attention from the cash-for-seat saga” he said on Accra based Neat FM.
The former Deputy Youth and Sports Minister’s comments come after President Akufo-Addo announced that from January this year, non-residential users of electricity in the country would enjoy an average of 14% reduction in electricity tariffs.
The President had annouced that “from January this year, the non-residential tariff rate, which is the rate which includes all of you here, is being reduced by an average of 14%. For barbers, it is being reduced by 18%; for hairdressers and beauticians, 15.7%, and for tailors, 9.8%”.
“An average bill last year was GH¢562 a month. With this reduction from January, it is coming down to GH¢473 a month, which means GH¢88 has been taken from the electricity tariff that you pay. We want to encourage private business, and make business stand on its feet.” he added
Mr Yamin, however believes that there is a process to ensure that the policy is implemented without any hitches and therefore urged the President to follow the laid down procedures to avoid chaos at ECG offices.
Source: Adomonline.com/Dorcas Abedu-Kennedy
