Why do you keep denying us light – Yilo Krobo MCE fires ECG
The MCE for the area calls the action by the utility service provider as unfair. He said ECG should isolate the communities it has issues with and not punish everyone.
Mr Eric Tetteh, Municipal Chief Executive for Yilo Krobo, has deemed the posturing of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) amid the continued power cuts in his district as unfair.
As it stands now some communities in the district have been without power for about a week.
“In my place, we have no issue with ECG. In Lower Manya, it is only a few places that they have the issues,” the MCE said.
“If only two communities are giving them [ECG] problems, why don’t they isolate that area and give the rest power,” Mr Tetteh added.
Several communities in Manya and Yilo Krobo were disconnected from the national grid by ECG after some angry residents allegedly threatened some staff members of the utility company who were in the community to fix a tampered transformer last week.
Nene Anyeenorgu Teye Agor IX, divisional Chief for Okper, in the Yilo Krobo municipality of the Eastern Region, has called on the ECG to restore power to his community after almost a week of light out.
The chief revealed a meeting has been scheduled with the management of the ECG and National security this week for a possible resolution of the current impasse.
“We have cooperated fully with ECG over the installation of their prepaid meters. We have engaged them several times as chiefs. We have sensitized our people not to resist and not to tamper with any process, and our people have been law-abiding.”
“So far as the records are concerned, ECG hasn’t shown any displeasure or any frustration or hindrance from our people.”
