The Member of Parliament for Weija-Gbawe, Jerry Ahmed Shaib has made a passionate appeal to government to fix the recurring power outages in his constitutency.
According to him, persistent and unannounced power outages have plagued the constituency for months, severely disrupting lives and livelihoods.
In a statement issued on Thursday, April 17, 2025, the MP who also doubles as the Second Deputy Minority Whip, accused the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) and the Ghana Grid Company Limited (GRIDCo) of failing to communicate effectively with residents, despite the widespread impact of the outages.
“These unplanned outages occur without prior notice or communication from the Electricity
Company of Ghana (ECG) or the Ghana Grid Company Limited (GRIDCo), causing widespread
disruption to households, healthcare facilities, educational institutions and businesses. The
consequences are dire, hampering economic activity, endangering lives and compromising
the delivery of essential services.”
He also stressed that while the energy crisis is national in scope, Weija-Gbawe seems to be bearing the brunt.
“Weija-Gbawe appears to have been disproportionately affected, with some communities experiencing continuous outages for more than four days—and in certain instances, even longer,” he lamented.
He also noted that repeated engagements with ECG officials have yielded little to no results.
“Despite several engagements with ECG officials aimed at resolving this crisis, there has been no meaningful progress. While we have received assurances of GRIDCo’s intervention, residents of Weija-Gbawe continue to endure the burden of unreliable electricity supply.”
“We therefore make a respectful but firm appeal to the ECG, GRIDCo, and the Ministry of Energy to take immediate and decisive action to permanently address this issue. The people of Weija-Gbawe deserve better,” portions of the statement read.
