The Member of Parliament for Akyem Oda and former Deputy Minister for Health, Alexander Akwasi Acquah, has taken a swipe at members of the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC) over the ongoing power outages, popularly known as dumsor.
He suggested that the current electricity challenges are affecting all Ghanaians equally, regardless of political affiliation.
“One of the things that excites me about the current dumsor is the fact that we are all feeling it,” he wrote on his Facebook page.
“Our friends in the NDC are not on different electricity supply lines. Black or white, we are all on the same lines.”
His comments appear to challenge what he describes as attempts by some NDC members to defend the situation despite experiencing its impact firsthand.
“Meanwhile, they will shamelessly try to defend and explain, even when they know the real effects of dumsor on their lives,” he added.
In a sarcastic twist, the lawmaker questioned whether special arrangements should be made for NDC supporters, joking about the possibility of providing them with small generators, locally referred to as “gen-set nketenkete.”
The remarks come at a time when intermittent power outages have resurfaced as a major national concern, drawing criticism from sections of the public and intensifying political debate over energy management.
Recent erratic power outages are taking a toll on the economy, crippling local businesses through significant income losses, damage to sensitive equipment, and the destruction of cold-storage goods.
These disruptions have forced downtime, reducing productivity for manufacturers, welders, and service providers, while increasing operational costs due to reliance on expensive, self-generated power.
The situation has also sparked widespread debate on social media, with many Ghanaians demanding a load-shedding timetable from authorities.
The term dumsor, which gained prominence during the country’s prolonged power crisis between 2012 and 2016, continues to carry political weight and often resurfaces in partisan exchanges whenever power supply becomes unstable.
While government officials attribute the recent outages to technical and operational challenges within the power sector, critics argue that more must be done to ensure a stable and reliable electricity supply.
The MP’s comments underscore growing public frustration and highlight the increasingly politicised nature of Ghana’s energy discourse.
By 1960news.com
