Senior staff of the Volta River Authority (VRA) and members of the Public Services Workers Union of the Trades Union Congress (TUC) On Wednesday, September 18, 2024, held a picket at the VRA head office in Accra.
They were protesting against the proposed merger between the VRA and the Bui Power Authority.
The staff argue that the merger, outlined in a draft bill currently before Parliament, would adversely affect VRA's operations.
The bill also proposes consolidating the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) with the Northern Electricity Distribution Company (NEDCo) and establishing an independent Thermal Power Authority from VRA's thermal plants.
This proposal has faced significant opposition from various stakeholders.
During the picket, Theophilus Tetteh Ahia, Chairman of the VRA Senior Staff Association, voiced the group's demands, calling for the immediate withdrawal of the merger bill and expressing concerns about the future of the VRA. "Our demand is just for the bill to be withdrawn for a peaceful existence.
Because VRA has been established for all these years…The bill that has been laid in parliament should be withdrawn and that is all we are looking for," he stated.
He continued: "We will continue praying seeking the face of God and we will do everything possible to resist it," he stated.
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