Mahama accepts Donkor"s resignation

President John Dramani Mahama has accepted Dr. Kwabena Donkor’s resignation as power minister.

Dr. Donkor resigned on December 31 after months of him trying to solve the power crisis which the country had been grappling with for four years.

On Wednesday, his ministry announced an end to the power crisis. However GRIDCo and the Load Shedding Committee released statements that were contrary to this.

They said that even though a lot had been achieved in the power sector, there are “residual milestones to attain before load shedding will be over.”

In a statement that was released by the media office of the Flagstaff House, President John Mahama accepted the resignation Dr. Kwabena Donkor as Power Minister.

“The President thanked him for his services as the pioneer Minister for the Ministry of Power which was carved out of the then Ministry of Energy and Petroleum,” the statement added.

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By: ghanacrusader.com

Mahama accepts Donkor"s resignation

Load Shedding not over- Load Shedding Committee

The load shedding committee has countered a power ministry statement announcing an end to the four-year-old power crisis.

A statement signed by the Chief Executive Officer of GRIDco and a member of the Load Shedding Committee William Amuna has the headline: “Load Shedding not over despite significant gains made.”

The statement comes barely 24 hours after the Power Ministry issued a statement saying the load shedding was over.

“The Ministry of Power wishes inform the public that its Load Shedding programme in respect of electricity supply has been brought to an end.

The Ministry takes this opportunity to express its profound gratitude and appreciation to the entire citizenry and residents of Ghana for their forbearance and understanding during those difficult times,” the statement said.

Shortly after the statement, many applauded the Power Minister for fulfilling his promise to resolve the power crisis before the end of the year or resign if he failed to do so.

The statement brought some amount of excitement to many Ghanaians who have for four years endured power outages, lost jobs, and business as a result of those outages.

Just in the middle of the excitement the load shedding committee issued a counter statement denying an end to the load shedding regime.

In a statement, the committee insists there remains residual milestones to attain before load shedding will be over.

The committee says there will be a meeting to be held early January to review the progress of work after which Ghanaians will be told the true state of the situation.

“We wish to express our deepest appreciation to stakeholders for cooperating with the committee,” the statement said.

Sources at the presidency say the president is not happy with the conflicting statements from the Power Ministry and the Load Shedding Committee.

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Source: myjoyonline.com

Load Shedding not over- Load Shedding Committee

Power Minister resigns over Dumsor

The Minister of Power, Dr. Kwabena Donkor has resigned from his position.

He resigned today [Thursday] according to sources very close to the Minister.

The Minister of Power had promised to resign if he fails to end the four-year old power crisis by the end of 2015.

President John Mahama separated the Power Ministry from the Energy and Petroleum Ministry in a bid to give it all the necessary resources and attention to solve the power crisis.

Deep throat sources close to the situation have told citifmonline.com that one of these three names;  Nii Osah Mills, Kwame Awuah Darko and John Jinapor is likely to replace Dr. Kwabena Donkor.

Nii Osah Mills is the current Minister of Lands and Natural Resources while Kwame Awuah Darko is the Managing Director of the Bulk Oil Storage and Transportation (BOST).

John Jinapor is the Deputy Minister of Power.

Just on Wednesday, the Power Ministry issued a statement announcing the end to load shedding in the country.

The three-paragraph statement signed by Kweku Sersah-Johnson, Head of Public Affairs, for the Power Minister, said ” the Ministry of Power wishes to inform the public that its load shedding programme in respect of electricity supply has been brought to an end.”

“The Ministry takes this opportunity to express its profound gratitude and appreciation to the entire citizenry and residents of Ghana for their forbearance and understanding during those difficult times.”

“The Ministry of Power and its agencies wish to assure the public that it shall continue to pursue policies and programmes to consolidate the gains so far made in the generation and transmission of electricity for the country,” the statement concluded.

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Source: citifmonline.com

Power Minister resigns over Dumsor

Kwabena Donkor Sacked?

Power minister Dr. Kwabena Donkor has been given the option to resign from his post or be sacked by the President.

 

The decision, according to sources within the corridors of power, was triggered by the conflicting reports regarding the supposed end to the power crisis by the Power ministry and the Ghana Grid Company (GRIDCo).

 

His fate is likely to be decided by close of business today, December 31, 2015, reliable sources reveal.

 

 

The Power Ministry in a statement Wednesday announced that the power crisis that has bedeviled Ghana for some years now had officially ended, but in a counter statement, head of GRIDCo William Amuna said the erratic power situation is not over.

 

The Power Minister in February this year promised to resign from his post if the power crisis is not fixed by the end of the year.

 

He made the promise days after he took over the newly established power ministry following his persistent attack on the Mahama administration over its handling of the crisis.

 

 

President Mahama in his state of the nation address in parliament promised to hold him to his promise.

 

 

So the big question is Will Donkor resign or Will President Mahama kick him out?

Kwabena Donkor Sacked?

Power minister boasts about improving Dumsor

Power Minister, Kwabena Donkor, says he deserves credit for managing the power crisis that has crippled businesses and left many people jobless.

In his view, he has done enough to reduce the intensity of the crisis, although there is still work to be done.

“If you set an exam and somebody gets 99 percent, is it not possible to say the person has done extremely well,” he queried.

Responding to a question regarding his promise to resign if the load shedding does persists after December 31, 2015, Dr Donkor said “if it is my going that people want then that’s fine.”

He was speaking on Joy News’ end of year review programme, Dr Donkor said he and his ministry, together with government are working tirelessly to bring the situation to an end.

Dr Donkor made news earlier in the year when he said in an interview with Joy News that he will resign from his position if he is unable to end the power crisis by the end of the year.

He has been heavily criticized for failing to handle the situation as the crisis seems to have worsened, crippling many businesses and forcing others to lay off their workers in order to cut cost.

However, briefing Parliament’s Assurances Committee on progress made so far with regards to the power crisis, Dr Donkor said he still stands by his promise but a two-week extension into the New Year will help solve the situation entirely if things work according to plan.

“All things being equal, at the end of this year…that is seven days from today the load shedding will end. But the only caveat I will throw in is that the end of the year can move up to about two weeks of the New Year.”

The public has however, not taken his comments lightly. They insist that he must resign since he has failed in handling the power crisis.

The Minister insists that “give or take”, the crisis will cease by the end of the year, adding “for the last three days there has been no load shedding in Ghana, so if you’re in a particular locality and there is no power then it means it is a fault particular to that locality.

“That is what I’ve been struggling over the past weeks to distinguish. It is possible there will be no load shedding but you can still have faults in particular localities arising out of a number of reasons and that is a reality,” he said.

Power minister boasts about improving Dumsor