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ECG employees stage a walkout during the Ashanti Regional Minister’s address at May Day celebration

Tensions escalated during the May Day celebration in the Ashanti region when employees of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) staged a walkout during a speech by the Ashanti Regional Minister, Simon Osei Mensah, on Wednesday, May 1st.

The employees were protesting the minister’s involvement in the arrest of their Regional Manager and his refusal to apologize for the incident. Bismark Adomah, the National Vice Chairman of the ECG Senior Staff Workers Union, announced that the company would suspend all communication with the Minister until an official apology and the withdrawal of the case were issued promptly.

“As you are aware, we already have an issue with him. He has done something that the workers front are not happy. Initially, the workers front were demanding that we shouldn’t even appear at all. But we think that this is our programme and we need to represent. Since he said he’s not ready to fulfill whatever we asked him to do, we don’t even want to listen to him. So, this is just a peaceful protest that we’re not going to listen to whatever he will say. If he’s done with his speech, we’ll go back.”

Alongside the protest, the ECG workers’ union issued a warning to disconnect the private residence of the Ashanti Regional Minister if any outstanding electricity bills are found unpaid.

This threat arose following the denial by Regional Minister Simon Osei Mensah regarding allegations of unpaid electricity bills at some of his private residences.

Mr. Osei Mensah clarified that, with the exception of his Jachie residence, all his other properties operate on prepaid meters.

However, Yussif Osmanu Abdulai, Chairman of the Senior Staff Association of ECG-Ashanti West, emphasized on Luv FM that the power company is presently in the process of reconciling the meter readings from the minister’s residence.

He asserted that if it is confirmed that he owes, they will not hesitate to disconnect power to his home.

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