Situate power sector challenges within the context of the 4th Republic – Jantuah

Speaking during JoyNews’ National Dialogue on the Power Sector on Thursday, April 18, Mr Jantuah stated that these challenges should not solely be attributed to the current government but should be viewed within the context of the Fourth Republic.

He noted that the country has experienced power disruptions due to recurring debts in the power sector, stating, “It will be unfair to situate it in one term because you’ve gone a full cycle and come back to the same thing.”

Mr Jantuah argued that despite challenges that have persisted over the years, little progress has been made in addressing them.

He stressed the importance of proper leadership in implementing solutions, stating, “When you look at the PURC report and some of the recommendations that they made, you ask yourself, why couldn’t we follow this from the word go.”

He emphasised the need for proper leadership to ensure that these entities work efficiently and called for an audit of all power sector institutions to assess their performance

“It’s only today, unfortunately, that we heard the president say PURC, ECG get together and do what you have to do

“That is the politics that come in there because they have unfortunately bastardised another government for going down the same line so it looks like if we say it, we’re going down the same line.”