Member of Parliament for Afigya Sekyere East, Mavis Nkansah Boadu, has challenged President John Dramani Mahama to seek guidance from his predecessor on how to manage Ghana’s persistent power crisis.

Addressing Parliament, she criticized the government’s handling of the ongoing power cuts, citing a load-shedding document that contradicts the president’s claim of having resolved the country’s electricity challenges.

“Mr Speaker, I have with me here a load-shedding document, and this dates back to October 1st to 14th. Mr Speaker, when the president attended on this house, he told us that he fixed dumsor before he exited. Mr Speaker, this goes to refute what he said.”

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She suggested that the president should reach out for advice if he is struggling to keep the lights on, emphasizing that power stability had been achieved in the past.

“I think what the president is trying to do is prepare us for the hardship ahead. If he’s having problems keeping our lights on, I am going to call on the president to reach out to his predecessor and ask him how he was able to keep our lights on for eight years,” she stated.

Ghana continues to experience intermittent power outages without a clear explanation from the government, fueling public frustration.

Meanwhile, the president has maintained that the power crisis had been resolved before his previous tenure ended.

“Yesterday, February 26, 2025, marks exactly 10 years since I stood in this chamber at this very spot to declare my determination to fix dumsor, a legacy problem of power shortages, and Mr Speaker, I fixed it.

“I promised to fix it and I did, and I wish to place firmly on record that from January 2016 until I handed over the administration of this country on January 7, 2017, there was no power rationing or load management in Ghana,” he stated.

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