The New Patriotic Party's (NPP) Deputy Communications Director, Jennifer Oforiwa Queen, has taken a swipe at Energy Minister John Jinapor, accusing him of indirectly assisting criminal activity through his constant commentary on Ghana's electricity challenges.
According to her, the minister's repeated public statements about power outages-commonly known as dumsor-are not just political jabs, but serve as advance notice for armed robbers to plan their attacks. "Today when they want to put off the light, they advertise it to armed robbers," she said during a panel discussion on Movement TV, suggesting that publicizing scheduled outages hands criminals an advantage. "John Jinapor is advertising dumsor to empower armed robbers to go on operations." Her criticism follows weeks of public agitation over recurring power cuts across the country, with Jinapor often at the forefront of discussions, demanding accountability from the government.
Queen, however, dismissed his approach as unhelpful, suggesting he is more focused on politicizing the crisis than finding sustainable solutions.
Meanwhile, Energy and Green Transition Minister John Jinapor has taken a firm stance against recent suggestions that his commentary before Parliament amounted to grumbling, insisting that his remarks were rooted in transparent leadership and a commitment to solutions-not complaints. "I understand grumbling very well, and I don't think that when you appear before a committee and you present facts, they term that as grumbling. "Unless, as a minister, I needed to hide that fact," he told the Citi Breakfast Show, pushing back against what he sees as a mischaracterisation of his approach.
