The Member of Parliament for Yapei Kusawgu, John Jinapor, has accused the immediate-past New Patriotic Party (NPP) government of failing to procure sufficient fuel to sustain Ghana’s power supply, warning of an imminent power crisis, commonly known as ‘dumsor.

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’Speaking after the inauguration of President John Dramani Mahama in Accra on Tuesday, January 7, 2024, Jinapor disclosed that Ghana’s fuel reserves were critically low, with only five hours of fuel stock remaining.“I have bad news for you, the confirmation we are getting is that we have only five hours of fuel stock.

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If you look at heavy fuel oil and diesel fuel, we don’t have up to two days, and so in two days’ time, we are likely to run out of fuel,” he revealed.Jinapor strongly criticized the previous administration for failing to secure the necessary fuel supplies, which he argued had left the incoming government in a precarious situation.

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“This administration has not ordered any fuel as we speak, and it takes on average four weeks for the fuel to arrive and four weeks for the fuel to be treated, and so we are in a very serious situation,” he stated in an interview with Joy News.He further revealed that during the government transition process, assurances were made that fuel parcels had been procured, but checks contradicted those claims.

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“Today, right after President Mahama assumed office and I served on the transition, my checks indicate that we do not have fuel that can cater for even two days, and so clearly we have a major, major problem,” he emphasized.Jinapor warned that even if the new administration took immediate steps to order fuel, it would take up to eight weeks for it to arrive and be processed, potentially leading to prolonged power outages.

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“We are in for real trouble,” he concluded, calling for urgent measures to prevent a nationwide power crisis.

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