The Deputy Minister of Power, John Jinapor has challenged president-elect, Nana Akufo-Addo to ensure that he fulfills his promise of scrapping energy sector levies in the country.
“The NPP promised the people of Ghana that if they don’t want dumsor they shouldn’t vote for us. And now the people of Ghana had confidence in them, they voted for the NPP, they expect that all the levies and tax will be scrapped immediately as promised.”
Nana Addo prior to the December 7 polls assured to scrap what he described as killer and nuisance taxes including the energy sector levies if Ghanaians voted for him.
The passage of the energy sector levy resulted in the prices of petroleum products shooting up by 27%. Electricity and water tariffs also shot up astronomically; a move the NPP said worsened the plight of Ghanaians.
Speaking on Eyewitness News on Wednesday, the outgoing deputy minister said the NPP must honour its promise. “We took that decision in the best interest of the country. We took that decision because we were convinced beyond reasonable doubt that, that was the best decision for this country and there was no alternative.
And I will stand by that decision President Mahama took any day. We said we needed the levy because there was some financial issue. When PURC increased the tariff, the NPP said when they come they will reduce the tariffs. We had to take some of the tough and painful decisions in order to sustain power but they say that they have a way of dealing with it and they can still reduce the tariffs, let’s see how it goes. But sometimes we must face the facts and be frank to the people of Ghana. Some of the decisions are tough, some are difficult but the truth is that if you don’t take those tough decisions you risk collapsing the entire power sector,” he added.
Source: Daily Graphic
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Please where are the Aayalolo buses. I want to board it but cant find it.
Tell us what you have done with the levies you have collected to date. you have collapsed VRA with dept... You corrupt NDC guys have squandered all the money. NDC t.h.i.e.v.es disappear into history and come no more to power....
Karpower cost $200 million on the market but we bought it for $500 million. So Nana will look into that deal and Ghana will save $300 million. Also, Nana will look at Ameri deal and all the other corrupt deals in the energy sector and that will help him to reduce this tariff and taxes you have imposed on ghanaians
an ***barred word*** boy like jenapo , a ***barred word*** who the hell are to talk to nana addo a ***barred word*** boy who are u, if not in ghaha a bad party like n,d,c will pick street boys like jinapo, ablakwah haruna idrisu and baba jamal , hustlers in town , people who never had never seen dollar in their llfe to come and destroy ghana, wait and end up in nsawam. ***barred word*** from gh people
INDEED YOU ARE INCOMPETENT LIKE YOUR BOSS EX-PRESIDENT JD MAHAMA. YOU ARE STILL ON POWER BUT YOU AND YOUR NDC ARE FOOLING AROUND CHALLENGING THE PRESIDENT-ELECT YET TO BE SWORN IN. BABIES WITH SHARP TEETH
WICKED MEN DAZED BY THE ELECTION RESULTS. SOUR GRIPS! GO PAY THE HUGE DEBT LEFT AT VRA. VISIONLESS PEOPLE!
The point is, stop the stealing of billions of Ghanaian money and use that to reduce the levies. It is that simple. ***barred word***!!
Good point @Avoka. Why the hurry, Jinapor, remember you guys are still in government. If you can make last minute appointments, why can't you slash levies? This NDC government is EVIL.
Please get used to defeat and stop whingeing. Your government has perpetrated some of the worst crimes within the energy sector in the country's history. Please suffer in silence and stop these childish outbursts.
IF YOU HAVE ANY ADVICE, GIVE IT TO YOUR D-E-A-D G-O-A-T PRESIDENT. THE STRUCTURE YOU ARE PUTTING AT TEMA COMM 9 WILL BE TAKEN AWAY FROM YOU. JUST WAIT AND SEE. "TAFLATS3" PEOPLE