We don’t take instructions from you - ECG staff clash with Ashanti Regional minister over MD's arrest

Some staff of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) in the Ashanti Region have criticized the regional minister, Simon Osei-Mensah, for what they perceive as undue interference in their operations.

The criticism stems from the recent arrest of ECG's General Manager, Michael Wiafe, following a complaint lodged by the minister.

Minister Osei-Mensah contended that he had previously instructed the ECG to notify him before executing any disconnections within public universities, since that was not done in the case of KsTU, he filed a complaint which ultimately led to the detention of the General Manager.

“We the Senior Staff Union and the Junior Staff Union of the four (4) Regions of Ashanti are registering our displeasure about the actions of the Ashanti Regional Minister, Hon.

“…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,” part of the press statement said.

The staff are demanding an apology from Minister Osei-Mensah to the General Manager and the entire ECG, along with the withdrawal of the case against Wiafe from the police station by Tuesday, April 23, 2024.

“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.