Media personality Nana Aba Anamoah has asked Ghanaians to stop expecting the Minister for Communications and Digital Innovation, Sam George, to immediately fulfil his promise on data reduction.

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Netizens have been expressing their frustration on the minister over skyrocketing data charges despite assuming office some months ago.

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Responding to the outcry, Nana Aba schooled Ghanaians on the matter explaining that, Sam George's promise will be fulfilled after he has successfully followed due processes, which will take some time.

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"It doesn’t work that way!! He can’t just get up and reduce data prices because he’s a minister. Don’t judge him based on opposition utterances. The reality in government is different," she wrote on X.

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Meanwhile, the communication ministry has indicated that plans are already underway to ensure a reduction in connectivity costs by the end of 2025.

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The sector minister says a committee set up in February, 2025 had developed a roadmap that would lead to a drop in data prices.

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“Based on that roadmap, I made the Director-General of the NCA and the regulator engage with stakeholders on what we could do in the immediate, medium term, and the long term."

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He said the committee, which included telecom companies, the National Communications Authority (NCA), and other sector players, worked for 13 days without receiving any payment from taxpayers.

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Nana Aba is therefore urging Ghanaians to be patient and realistic with their expectations as it requires multiple consultations, regulatory procedures, and collaboration with industry stakeholders.

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