KROBOLAND AND ECG IMPASSE

 

The impasse between the Electricity Company of Ghana and the people of Kroboland seem not to end anytime soon as two major youth groups in the area have made fresh demands to the Electricity Company of Ghana, twenty four hours after the power distributor restored power to the Yilo and Lower Manya Krobo Municipalities after seven days of power cut .

A joint statement issued by the groups, Kloma Hengme and Kloma Gbi stated that, while they partly welcome ECG’s proposal to ring-fence accumulated bills of customers in the area from 2014 to 2017, they disagree on other conditions.

 The statement continued as they counterpropose to ECG that the disputed accumulated bills be absorbed as bad debt or be ring-fenced up to July 2021. Speaking to our reporter after the statement was issued, the General Secretary of the Kloma Hengme, Dr. Eric Lawer Tamatey stated the suggestion they hope will bring an end to the impasse. 
Dr. Eric Lawer Tamatey

"All we are saying is that people should stop threatening ECG for them to be able to do their work and then ECG must also rethink, come out with innovative , I mean those entrench position of the ECG is not helping. If you can ring-fenced up to 2017, why can’t you ring-fenced to 2021. Like I said dialogue is the only way forward to solve this issue" said the the General Secretary of the Kloma Hengme, Dr. Eric Lawer Tamatey.

Source: GBC Sunrise

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