Deputy Energy Minister, Andrew Kofi Egyapa Mercer, has called out naysayers claiming that erratic power outages experienced some years ago, which gained notoriety as ‘dumsor’ has returned.

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Rejecting the claims, Mr Egyapa Mercer insisted that ‘dumsor’ is the legacy of former President John Dramani Mahama, and would not return under this administration.

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“Dumsor is the legacy of former President John Mahama. It was dead with him and remains buried with him. Dumsor is not back. That’s the assurance I’m giving to every Ghanaian,” he said.

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During an interview on Peace FM, he acknowledged that the recent outages were unfortunate, however, claims of the doomsday prophets to the effect that dumsor is back are false.

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Recent power outages have raised concerns over the return of ‘dumsor’. Members of the public, including top guns in the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) have all raised concerns over the matter.

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NDC has questioned the silence of the Akufo Addo government over the return of erratic power supply (Dumsor).

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According to key officials of the party, the current administration has supervised the return of the dreaded power outages widely known as Dumsor.

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Taking to social media platform X, National Communications Officer of the party Sammy Gyamfi and Aide to the former president Felix Ofposu Kwakye in separate posts quizzed why power in major parts of the capital had been out.

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“So why is the Akufo-Addo/Bawumia government concealing the fact that we are in Dumsor?

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“What are they hiding?” Felix asked.

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Sammy Gyamfi also said, “It’s sad how Ghanaians are being plunged into #Dumsor after the problem was sustainably addressed by the visionary Nation Builder, @JDMahama. What’s happening here @MBawumia @NAkufoAddo ?”

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Nonetheless, Mr Egyapa Mercer and the current administration maintains their stance that dumsor is not back.

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