Former President John Dramani Mahama has lashed out at President Nana Akufo-Addo over recent claims regarding the country’s power crisis, dumsor, calling his statements misleading and inaccurate.
Addressing a rally in Ellembelle during his Western Region tour, Mahama rejected Akufo-Addo’s assertion that the energy crisis was unresolved when his government handed over power in 2017.
He quoted Proverbs 19:9 from the Bible, stating that “liars will not go unpunished,” and added that such false claims, especially from senior leaders, are damaging to the truth.
Mahama, who served as president from 2012 to 2016, reaffirmed that by the end of his tenure, the country had overcome the crippling power outages that had plagued Ghana for several years.
He noted that by 2016, “Dumsor had been solved,” emphasizing that no one experienced power cuts during that period.
According to Mahama, records from the Ghana Grid Company (GRIDCo) and the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) confirm that there was no load shedding in 2016.
In contrast to President Akufo-Addo’s recent comments, Mahama said that the energy crisis, which had developed over several years due to insufficient power generation, was not a problem that could be solved overnight.
He recalled taking full responsibility for the energy crisis during his time in office and vowed to address it head-on.
Mahama said he worked diligently to resolve the issue, adding that his government succeeded in stabilizing the power supply by the end of his tenure.
“Dumsor was a generational problem, caused by years of underinvestment in power generation. But I did not shift blame,” Mahama remarked.
“I went to Parliament and said, ‘I accept responsibility for the energy crisis and I will fix it.’ And I did.”
Mahama’s comments come in the wake of growing frustration over ongoing power outages under the Akufo-Addo administration.
The former President suggested that Akufo-Addo, rather than misrepresenting the past, should focus on ensuring Ghana’s current power challenges are properly addressed.
In a sharp rebuke to the president’s remarks, Mahama added: “At his age, he should be preparing his soul for heaven, so he should stop lying.”
He also emphasized the moral importance of truthfulness, warning that liars would not find peace in the afterlife.
By: Shadrack Odame Agyare | Myoriginalonline.net | Ghana
