2024 Dumsor: Ola Michael Warns Of Possible Protest Against Frequent Power Outages: “Fix It”

2024 Dumsor: Ola Michael Warns Of Possible Protest Against Frequent Power Outages: “Fix It”

  • Ghanaian presenter Ola Michael has warned of possible protest against the prevailing persistent power outages in the country
  • He lamented that the absence of a load-shedding timetable is negatively impacting businesses and lives nationwide
  • The media personality urged the government to resolve the power supply challenges situation to prevent a street demonstration to vent their concerns

Neat FM presenter Ola Michael has cautioned of possible protest against the prevailing frequent power outages negatively impacting lives and businesses across the country.

During an interview on the United Showbiz with MzGee, the presenter lamented the absence of a load-shedding timetable for Ghanaians to plan their lives.

Ola Michael laments persistent power outages.
Ola Michael cautions against frequent power blackouts. Photo credit: utvghana.
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He said the current power blackouts can best be labelled as dumsor and not mere power supply challenges as the Electricity Company of Ghana has said.

The presenter urged the government to fix the persistent, irregular, and unpredictable electricity power outages to make life easy for Ghanaians.

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Watch the video below:

Reactions trail video of Ola Michael

YEN.com.gh compiled some of the comments here.

Mr_korsinah posted:

The ECG boss goes live to lose talk and now wants to play on our intelligence, that’s even more disrespectful than the statement he made.

Issah_cubana commented:

More fire Ola Michael the ECG Boss must apologize to Ghanaians for his statements.It is Dumsor and they must provide us with load shedding time table ASAP for us to prepare for the powe outages Dumsor.

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His comments come after former French Ambassador to Ghana, Anne Sophie Avé, urged authorities to grant top-tier Ghanaian artistes a diplomatic passport because they give Ghana global exposure better than the best ambassadors.

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Nathaniel Crabbe (Human-Interest editor) Nathaniel Crabbe is a journalist and editor with a degree in Journalism from the Ghana Institute of Journalism, where he graduated in 2015. He earned his master's from UPSA in December 2023. Before becoming an editor/writer of political/entertainment and human interest stories at Asaase Radio, Crabbe was a news reporter at TV3 Ghana. With experience spanning over ten years, he now works at YEN.com.gh as a human interest editor. You can reach him via nathaniel.crabbe@yen.com.gh.