Ghanaian Pastor Raises Concern Over New ECG Prepaid Meter, Begs President Mahama to Change It
- A video of a Ghanaian pastor lamenting the cost of electricity in the country has gone viral on social media
- In the video, Apostle Peter Agyeman-Kuragu said the prepaid meters were putting most people in difficulties
- Many Ghanaians who came across the video commented to also share their experience with the meter
Apostle Peter Agyeman-Kuragu, a Ghanaian pastor, has taken to social media to lament over prepaid meters introduced by the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) recently.
According to the man of God, the newly installed meters were putting many Ghanaian households in a difficult situation as they had to spend more money on electricity.
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He said ever since the new ECG meters were introduced into the system, the electricity credit he buys did not last as long as it should.
Apostle Agyeman-Kuragu further said he had enough electricity credit on his old meter before it was replaced with the new one.
However, the units on the old meter were not transferred to the new one, a situation he believed amounted to fraud.
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He stated that although the ECG officers who changed his old meter assured him that the credit would be refunded, it had yet to be done.
Conversely, Apostle Agyeman-Kuragu, who is associated with the Church of Pentecost, pleaded with President John Mahama to investigate the issue.
He noted that the new meters were installed under the erstwhile government led by former President Nana Akufo-Addo, adding that he had done everything to draw their attention to the issues without success.
"We were told to go to the ECG office, but it was all a lie; they did nothing about it. Our credit on the old meter has still not been refunded. I want to plead with President Mahama and the NDC to investigate this issue because it started in the NPP era. The people involved in this must be made to answer some questions," he pleaded.
Reactions to Ghanaian pastor's electricity comments
Following the Ghanaian pastor's lamentations, some Ghanaians who came across the video thronged the comment section to share their views.
YEN.com.gh collated a few of the reactions on social media to the electricity situation below:
@The world today said:
"Bro. I am a meter installer. the charges per unit are very expensive but not the meter itself. the only meter reads your unit. ECG charges."
@Grace Wiezoreck also said:
"I closed my shop because of this particular new metre hhhmmmm."
@user4077981943007 commented:
"Bro you are telling the truth they should come and change it."
American Lady laments high cost of electricity
YEN.com.gh also reported that an African-American lady took to social media about the high electricity costs in Ghana.
The young lady, identified as Loren La’Vitta, said she was spending a large sum on buying prepaid units for her meter.
In a TikTok video, the American lady suggested that she had been spending in excess of GH¢1,000 on electricity weekly.
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Source: YEN.com.gh
