The Ashanti Region branch of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) is awaiting an apology from the Regional Minister.

Simon Osei Mensah, the Regional Minister, ordered the arrest of Michael Wiafe, the area's General Manager, following a disconnection exercise at Kumasi Technical University.

Despite demands from the power distribution company for an apology for the perceived abuse of power, the Regional Minister has not issued one.

Bismark Adomah, National Vice Chairman of the Senior Staff Association for ECG, stated that the Minister's failure to apologize and withdraw the case against Mr. Wiafe has led them to start hoisting red flags at their premises.

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

Mr. Adomah mentioned that after a meeting with the National Executive Council (NEC) on Monday, they initiated the display of red flags in all ECG offices nationwide.

He noted that the NEC also resolved that all four general managers in the region would abstain from attending any meetings convened by the Regional Minister.

Mr. Adomah reassured that despite the disagreement between the Minister and the ECG, service delivery to consumers would remain unaffected, as all employees are diligently fulfilling their respective duties.

“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.

Furthermore, employees of ECG in the Ashanti Region have issued a cautionary message to the Regional Minister, Simon Osei-Mensah, urging prompt settlement of his overdue electricity charges.

Should the Minister disregard this warning, the workers have stated their intention to disconnect his private residences from the national power grid.