ECG offices raise red flags to protest arrest of its Ashanti Regional Manager

The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) is protesting the arrest of its Ashanti Regional General Manager (GM), Mr. Michael Wiafe for supervising the disconnection of power supply to Kumasi Technical University (KTU) over unpaid bills.

All the various offices of ECG across the country have hoisted red flags to protest their displeasure with the manner in which their GM was treated.
The protest comes on the back of Ashanti Regional Minister Simon Osei Mensah’s failure to apologise and withdraw the case he filed against Mr. Michael Wiafe.

It would be recalled that the senior and junior staff members of the power distributor in the Ashanti region, in a statement on April 18, gave the regional minister, Mr. Osei Mensah, up to Tuesday, April 23, to apologise for causing the arrest of General Manager, Mr. Wiafe.

They also demanded the withdrawal of the case from the Police station by close of day, Tuesday, April 23, 2024,”else the entire ECG Ashanti Region, as a first step in registering our displeasure will hoist red flags and be in red on Wednesday, the 24 of April 2024,” the statement added.
Some workers said the action of the minister can be emulated by other customers which they describe as more security concern.

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