The Bono Regional Minister, Joseph Addae Akwaboa, on Monday ordered the Sunyani Area of the Northern Electricity Distribution Company (NEDCo) to urgently tackle the intermittent power outages being experienced in parts of the region.
Describing the situation as unfortunate, the Regional Minister expressed worry that “our opponents are politicising the power failures” and called on NEDCo to proactively address the problem.
He also urged the company to improve its communication with the media and the general public.
Interacting with the media in Sunyani on the sidelines of a visit to the company’s power plant, Mr. Akwaboa tasked NEDCo to address the technical challenges contributing to the power outages.
“In my discussions with them, I got to understand that the company has some technical challenges. So, it’s not about ‘dumsor,’ and I have asked them to tackle those challenges and restore full power supply,” he stated.
“Though they have a genuine problem, when they explained it to me, those problems cannot also justify taking off our lights. In fact, it’s not about dumsor but technical challenges, and I have tasked them to resolve those challenges today.”
“Why are those challenges recurring in 2025?” the Regional Minister questioned, emphasising that “it’s not about His Excellency bringing back dumsor, as our opponents are saying. In fact, we are here to reset, and we are resetting the country.”
Mr. Akwaboa therefore asked the media to remain circumspect in their reportage in order not to make the government unpopular in the eyes of the masses.
After taking the Minister through the operations of the company, Mr. Eugene Odoi Addo, the Sunyani Area Manager of NEDCo, urged the public to remain calm as the company tackled the technical challenges.
He said some engineers had arrived from Tamale to support the Sunyani Area in resolving the challenges and assured that the problem would be addressed as soon as possible.
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