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The Public Relations Offcier(PRO) for the Tema Region of the ECG, Ms Sakyiwaa Mensah says the ECG will consider the people of Somanya if they are able to provide a copy of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) which states that the people were not supposed to pay electricity bills to the ECG for a number of years.
According to her, if they have the documents, they will turn to government to either demand the arrears or speak about how to get their money with government in order to continue running their business.
ECG recently shut down its office in Somanya in the Yilo Krobo District of the Eastern Region due to safety concerns.
About the same time, there was total blackout in the town.
This was after residents of Somanya in the Eastern Region embarked on a demonstration to agitate high electricity bills from the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG).
The Residents threatened to deal with the ECG workers if they do not do the right thing or vacate the Somanya lands.
They said they were tired of paying accumulated bills, hence took to the streets to register their agitations.
They accused the Electricity Company of Ghana of providing faulty prepaid meters to residents which is taking a toll on their finances.
The protesters claimed their ancestors were promised free electricity during the construction of the Akosombo Hydro-electric Dam in the 1960s.
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But speaking on Atinka TV’s morning show Ghana Nie, with Ekourba Gyasi Simpremu, Ms Sakyiwaa Mensah said they asked for a copy of the particular MoU but they had not received it from the people of Somanya.
She said if it was true that government signed an MoU with the people, they will continue to abide by it or make amendment moving forward.
Ghana| Atinkaonline.com| Porcia Oforiwaa Ofori
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