The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) in the Ashanti Region has stated that it has not yet received an apology from Regional Minister Simon Osei Mensah for his actions toward the area's General Manager, Michael Wiafe.

Following a disconnection exercise at Kumasi Technical University, the Ashanti Regional Minister ordered the arrest of Mr. Wiafe. Despite demands from the power distribution company for an apology for the abuse of power, their requests have been ignored.

National Vice Chairman of the Senior Staff Association for ECG, Bismark Adomah, stated on Joy FM’s Midday News on April 24 that the Minister's failure to apologize for the abuse of power and his refusal to withdraw the case against Mr. Wiafe has led them to start hoisting red flags on their premises.

Mr. Adomah explained that following a meeting with the National Executive Council (NEC) on Monday, they have initiated the hoisting of red flags in all ECG offices nationwide.

“Yes, we are requesting for apology from the minister and go ahead and withdraw the case from the police station from the police station.”

Additionally, all four general managers in the region have decided to boycott any meetings called by the Regional Minister.

Despite the conflict between the Minister and the ECG, Mr. Adomah assured that it would not affect service delivery to consumers, as all workers are diligently performing their duties.

Furthermore, workers of the ECG in the Ashanti Region have issued a warning to Regional Minister Simon Osei-Mensah, demanding immediate payment of his outstanding electricity bills. They have threatened to disconnect the Minister's private residences from the national grid if he fails to comply with the warning.

“We are all at our offices working. Everybody is working. Those who are to go outside are outside working. Those at the offices are at the offices working and we are wearing our red, hoisting our red flag throughout our offices,” he said.