The employees at the Ashanti Regional branch of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) are requesting an apology from Regional Minister Simon Osei-Mensah for his alleged mistreatment of General Manager Ing. Mark Wiafe Asumani.
Allegations have surfaced accusing the Regional Minister of making derogatory remarks about the General Manager after a power outage incident at Kumasi Technical University.
He is said to have ordered the ECG staff to restore power to the university during the revenue mobilisation exercise, a directive they did not comply with.
In a statement issued on Thursday, April 18, 2024, the Joint Unions in the region expressed their dissatisfaction with the Regional Minister’s actions, asserting that they do not follow his directives in their operations.
“We want the Regional Minister to know that ECG does not report to him and does not take instructions from him on all of its activities including Revenue Mobilization/Collection.”
They threatened to raise red flags and dress in red if the Regional Minister does not withdraw the case from the police station.
“We want the Regional Minister to know that ECG does not report to him and does not take instructions from him on all of its activities including Revenue Mobilization/Collection.
“We demand an unqualified apology from the Regional Minister to the General Manager in particular and the entire ECG and withdrawal of the case from the police station by close of day Tuesday the 23rd of April, 2024, else the entire ECG Ashanti Region, as a first step in registering our displeasure, will HOIST RED FLAGS and be in red on Wednesday, the 24th of April, 2024.”
