CPP CHASTIZES NPP OVER DEMONSTRATION

The Ashanti Regional Secretary of the Convention People’s Party, CPP, Daniel Essien says the NPP has no good justification to have organized yesterday’s demonstration against the country’s power crisis. 

According to him, such an action would have rather been better taken by any of the other opposition parties that are yet to assume political leadership of the country to also implement their alternative policies. 

The CPP’s Regional Secretary noted that if the NPP’s government had done enough in power generation during its eight year rule, the current crisis would have been minimal. 

He recalled alleged attempts made by some opposition elements to stop the construction of the Akosombo Hydro-electric dam by the Kwame Nkrumah-led government for the sake of partisan politics.

 Incidentally, the dam has for many years remained the main source of reliable power supply for the economy till now. 

Speaking on Garden City Radio’s Super Morning Flight in Kumasi, Mr. Essien noted that the NPP’s street demonstration was only to take advantage of the problem to achieve political points. 

A renowned Kumasi-based media practitioner, Kwadwo Marfo agreed with the NPP that it is not mandatory for it to suggest alternative solutions to the government especially when it is also seeking political power. 

Also, it is the demonstration offered the NPP the opportunity to prove to all that it is a united party ready to take over power. 

Mr. Marfo however blamed the current of state of power supply to the failure of successive governments to make the required investment into power generation to augment the hydro electric dam at Akosombo while the ECG, GridCo and VRA have been refused several requests for consumers to pay realistic tariffs to improve on their systems and operations.

 On the demonstration by some traders against the Kejetia Lorry Terminal redevelopment project last Tuesday, the CPP Regional Secretary advised the Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly to properly engage the traders to be affected by the project and guarantee them proper resettlement plans that will enable them to continue with their business activities. 

Mr. Essien noted that even though the Kejetia and Central Markets need comprehensive redevelopment to befit the status of Kumasi,  that should not be an excuse for the city authorities to forcibly throw the traders out of their legitimate business.