The Overlord of Dagbon, Yaa Naa Abukari Mahama II, could not hold back his frustration over the impasse between residents of his kingdom and the Northern Electricity Distribution Company (NEDCo) when the Minister of Energy and Green Transition, , went to beg for forgiveness over the matter.
A video of the incident showed Jinapor, at the Gbewa Palace, explaining the issues behind the impasse, which has left several communities in the Northern Region without electricity, as he begged for forgiveness.
The energy minister was captured in the video telling the Yaa Naa the steps he has taken to resolve the impasse, including engaging the workers of NEDCo, who have laid down their tools because they were attacked by residents and one of the chiefs in the Northern Region.
He also told the Yaa Naa that the steps he has taken have led to some progress, and the king's intervention would help bring the matter to a finality. "In all this, our overlord is my father.