President of Groupe Nduom, Dr. Papa Kwesi Nduom, has observed that what
Ghana needs at the moment in solving her energy crisis is “solutions and
not myriad of promises.” Dr. Nduom, who was not a bit enthused about
last week’s banner headline of the state-owned newspaper, The Ghanaian
Times; “More power is coming,” after the visit of an American energy
company, GE Power, called on the ruling National Democratic Congress
(NDC)government to step up in its effort to resolve the energy crisis.
“That banner headline on Ghanaian Times was misleading, and untrue
considering what goes into power generation,” Dr. Nduom asserted. While
the business magnate believed the problem was a national issue, he
advised President John Dramani Mahama against making promises with
energy, but instead work towards finding a lasting solution to the
problem. “How can you say more power is coming when you have not done
the necessary feasibility studies about how the problem will be solved?”
he quizzed. Dr. Nduom, who was one-time a Minister of Energy in the
erstwhile Kufuor administration, could not understand how more power
could come soon when nothing had been done . The president of Groupe
Nduom was continuing his interactive discussions with viewers and
listeners on wide range of national issues on Ghana, Great and Strong
(GGS) last week Saturday. The programme- Ghana, Great and Strong- is a
non-partisan programme broadcast every Saturday from 7:00 P.M., to 8:00
P.M., on Ghana’s premier internet-based radio,
www.hedjorleonlineradio.com. And one of the issues that the business
mogul engaged listeners and viewers on was the current energy situation
and the way forward. He pointed out that solving the energy problem
required a collective and nationalistic approach devoid of partisanship.
He noted that Ghanaians need power now and not tomorrow to help boost the economy which is dwindling.
“The ruling government must ensure that there is constant supply of
energy and that is what Ghanaians need and not misinformation,” Dr.
Nduom said.
According to him, the solution to Ghana’s energy problem was not
far-fetched and that the ruling NDC should open up to suggestions to
help bring a closure to the problem.
The magnitude of the problem, he said, if not checked now would bring economic activity in the country to a halt.
Caller by caller and those who contributed to the programme via text
messages could not help but support the position of Dr. Nduom. For
instance, Ms. Asiedu Baah from Prampram in the Greater Accra region
advised President Mahama to invite people like Dr. Nduom to come and
help him solve the energy problem.
“President Mahama must be bold to invite those who are not in his party
like Dr. Nduom to assist him to solve this national problem else…,” she
said.
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