Hamza Suhuyini, member of the NDC communications team, has criticised the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) over what he describes as unfair accusations against the government regarding the management of Ghana’s energy sector.
His remarks come at a time when many parts of the country are experiencing intermittent power supply, commonly referred to as dumsor, a situation that has reignited political debate over responsibility for the challenges within the sector.
Speaking on The Big Issue on Channel One TV on Saturday, May 2, Hamza defended the record of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), insisting that the foundation for a stable energy sector was laid during the first tenure of President John Dramani Mahama.
According to Hamza, the NDC administration undertook significant interventions to resolve the country’s power crisis during Mahama’s first term in office, and these efforts, he argued, contributed to the relative stability that followed.
He, however, accused the NPP of failing to sustain those gains after taking over power, leading to the current difficulties being experienced.
“I hear the NPP say we did not experience dumsor in the last eight years. You would not experience dumsor that much in your eight-year rule because President John Dramani Mahama and the NDC did all the legwork. But when you came into office, you failed to continue with that energy sustainability programme and by 2024, you started feeling the heat. That is why even in the heat of an election, you were doing dumsor.
“Your failure to invest in the sector was catching up with you. So if there is any political party that ought to shut it when it comes to the energy politics, it is the NPP. You do not have the moral conscience. In fact, you shouldn’t have the moral temerity to want to comment on this subject matter of dumsor when you did virtually nothing in propagating and sustaining that sector because this government is doing the needful.”
