Demonstration to hit Accra streets overdumsor [Video]

The Ghana Elections Project has declared its intention to stage a demonstration against the ongoing power outages popularly known as ‘dumsor’.

The protest is scheduled for Friday, April 26, 2024.

In a statement released on March 21, the group said the objective is to put pressure on government to prompt the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) to release a ‘dumsor’ timetable.

Additionally, the group aims “to compel the government of President Nana Akufo-Addo to resolve the power crisis in the nation.”

“As part of the protest, a petition would be submitted to the Ministry of Energy and the Public Utilities and Regulatory Commission (PURC) to get the power issues addressed for all Ghanaians,” the statement added.

Read statement below:

Tuesday, March 21, 2024

To: ALL EDITORSMEDIA HOUSE

The GHANA ELECTIONS PROJECT wishes to bring to your attention of an intended demonstration over the erratic power supply across the country.

The purposes of the protest are:

(a) to pressurise the government to cause the Electricity Company of …