The Member of Parliament for Ningo-Prampram Constituency in the Greater Accra Region, Sam George, has alleged massive fraud at the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG).
He made the allegations in his Facebook post sighted by www.africanentertainment.com in the wake of the ECG prepayment system shut down which has left many customers nationwide in darkness for days.
According to Hon. Sam George, the rot at ECG is grossly sickening.
He stated that “The rot at ECG would make you sick if you truly love this country and it is not about politicians here. It is Ghanaian citizens taking advantage of the citizens. We demand swift and immediate action.”
As www.africanentertainment.com reported on Saturday evening, October 1, 2022, the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) announced that the vending challenge with prepayment system has been resolved.
In a statement sighted by www.africanentertainment.com on its official Twitter page, ECG informed “all stakeholders, especially our cherished customers on our prepayment metering system that the issue with the 3rd party vending points has been resolved.”
It added that “customers can now purchase Electricity credits from their nearest vending points, and all ECG District offices, including tomorrow, Sunday, 2nd October, 2022, from 9:00am – 4:00 pm.”
Customers had been left stranded for days as the vending system went down and they were unable to purchase credits.
The power app was said to have shut down.
But ECG has assured its “customers that we are working assiduously to restore the Power App for an improved and seamless service provision.”
#Announcement pic.twitter.com/bjadkOaCOx
— Electricity Company of Ghana Ltd (@ECGghOfficial) October 1, 2022
But Sam George says “the challenges with the ECG are extremely serious.”
He added that “The attack on their system was not external but carried out by a cabal of ‘criminals’ within the very same organization.”
He said “the government Must as a matter of urgency commence a forensic investigation of the IT department of ECG.”
He alleged that “My information points to a group that has been siphoning over Ghc 200 million every month! Yes you read that right.”
According to him, “what we are witnessing is internal power play to cripple the new MD who has dared to open an investigation into these matters.”
He has therefore urged the Ghanaian security apparatus to investigate the matter.
African Entertainment can confirm that residents across Ghana with prepaid meters have forced to sleep in darkness for days as they are unable to buy credits due to the shut down of the power app.
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