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sets before this current administration took over? Was the country in darkness before this
administration took over?
These are legitimate questions that need answers. This Dumsor situation is unbearable, to the
extent where Ghanaians are losing jobs day in day out. Companies' production cost keep rising
as most firms spend thousands of dollars on fuel to keep factories running. Students are failing
exams because there is no light to learn in the evening, there are a lot of adverse effects to this
crisis but mentioning few are okay with me.
All these mentioned issues will have a ripple effect on the economy of Ghana as companies may
declare loss or low profits thereby paying fewer taxes due high cost of production. Balance of
Trade Deficit will keep rising especially as companies in the exports industry will be producing
under capacity since most might have laid of their workers, hence producing less for export.
This energy crisis is not affecting the individuals and businesses but the country as a whole. It
saddens my heart, when people we are supposed to be learning from are exhibiting immaturity
and unintelligence in address the legitimate concern of the Ghanaian.
Following an aide to the Presidency comments which likened celebrities above 30 years of age
and still unmarried to "prostitutes" and further claimed they were to be considered
"irresponsible". Is it a crime to be unmarried? Definitely No, Alhaji Haruna should not look far
but within his party, there are a lot of unmarried celebrities, since celebrity status is not meant for
people in showbiz only.
This comment from Alhaji keep me wondering if celebrities like Jackie Appiah, Becca etc they
took to the Brazil world cup was for services of satisfying the sexual desire of the government
entourage as rumoured sometime after the world cup. It is pig-headed for NDC Communication
team member,Stephen Atubiga linking Showbiz personnel who have aired their frustration about
the worsening power crisis to NPP.
Mr Atubiga, how would these celebrities gets their product to the consumer? May haps they need
candles, lanterns , tourchlights and "bobo" aka "yokuyo" to get their tapes and videos played by
the consumer. I agree with Mr Kuntu Blankson for describing those NDC members attacking
celebrities as "sycophants" within the ruling National Democratic Congress with "little brains".
Indeed it is outrageous to say Ghanaian celebrities cannot add their voice to the ongoing demand
by citizenry for solutions to 'Dumsor'. Are the celebrities not Ghanaians? It's a big shame. For the
Former president of the Ghana Actors Guild, Nii Odoi Mensah saying the planned vigil to protest
against the worsening power crisis in the country will amount to nothing, And that energy
problem was not created by President Mahama. But Was Ghana is darkness before President
Mahama took over? He should know that Even NDC members are complaining of the Dumsor,
so why not the celebrities?
According to Chinua Achebe "People say that if you find water rising up to your ankle, that's the
time to do something about it, not when it's around your neck" These celebrities doesn't need any
advice to aire their frustration on dumsor and so is any Ghanaian. Everyone must rise up and be
heard on this energy crisis. Ooo! Light off! Sorry I have to end here because I have low battery
and my light just went out.
#Dumsormuststop Julius W. Ayerh Afedi