Entertainment pundit and politician Kwame Obeng Asare, also known as A Plus, has urged citizens to demand the resignation of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) boss.
This call comes after the Managing Director of ECG, Samuel Dubik Mahama, made controversial remarks during an interview, suggesting that electricity consumption is a privilege rather than a right, and becomes a right only when properly paid for.
A Plus criticized Samuel Dubik Mahama’s comments on the UTV’s United Showbiz program, emphasizing the need for empathy towards Ghanaians facing challenges with electricity bills. He called for the ECG boss to retract his statement and issue an apology, stressing that such insensitivity should not be tolerated.
A Plus highlighted the importance of accountability and urged Ghanaians to demand respect from their leaders, emphasizing that the ECG boss should have addressed the issue with humility and understanding, acknowledging the difficulties faced by many in paying their electricity bills.
“The ECG boss did not do well. Our problem in Ghana is that when a friend or a close associate does something bad, you cannot call them out for it,” A Plus remarked. “Let me talk to the ECG boss, sir, Ghana does not belong to you…you have to respect people and people must tell people the truth. You have to come and beg the people. Come and apologize.”
He continued, “If it were elsewhere, this man would’ve resigned. And Akuffo Addo as the president will not be happy watching the man (Samuel Dubik Mahama) he will not be happy, let’s tell people the truth. Everybody in Ghana must start a trend on Twitter to ask the man [the ECG boss] to resign.”
He urged the media and citizens to hold the ECG boss accountable and not allow him to escape scrutiny for his remarks, insisting on a retraction and apology to the people of Ghana.
A Plus stressed, “We have to condemn it [the statement]. The media must not allow him to get away with it. ECG boss, you have to retract and apologize to the people of Ghana.”
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