Dumso no As) biosss-Ghana abr3

I am amazed sometimes at the excuses that a usually advanced to justify the shameful erratic power supply that the country is currently experiencing.The worse of these explanations is the argument that the power shortage is being experienced in view of the imbalance in the demand and supply margin.

To this extent, there has been a whole campaign geared towards encouraging conversation of electricity as a way of curtailing the demand and supply imbalance.While this may make sense to many, i do not think i will have the patience to hold brief or accept this retrograde solution.

In the first place, power is not given to us as a gift.To that extent no one can be compelled to use it other than how their discretion suggests. In any case,if we are buying electricity for which reason demand has increased, what is the smartest thing to do,wouldnt it be wise that attempts at increasing supply to match up with the rising demand is invested into?Imagine how ridiculous it would be for MTN or any of the telco companies to argue that because Ghanaians are over subscribing to their network, they can no longer match up. How can our governments takes us for granted with such impunity?

The adjustments of prices has been a ritual that the PURC always perform, but as per its mandate of regulating and ensuring that the welfare of users are advanced,it has woefully failed to ensure. Yesterday i read with disgust news to the effect that Electricity and Water prices have been adjusted.Following this, i have heard, the spokes person for PURC,defend the adjustments on various news outlets.

In a usual blame shifting tactics, she sought to exonerate her organization from the perenial erratic power supply,even though she still defends the adjustments. While i am not inclined to bore my readers with details of her usual explanations, i summise that her explanations were highly incensitive to the plight of Ghanaians whose salaries have neither been adjusted to cushion them against the vagaries thereof in having to pay more for electricity and water which is obviously in sorry state.

After a stressful day at work and a long daily ritual of queuing for bus, i reached home hoping to bath out some of the accumulated stress but to my greatest dismay and disgust my tabs was not flowing. To add more salt to an injury, my lights went off on getting to my room.

The question that begs is how i can muster the requisite patient to accept any explanations of adjustments when electricity and water supply cannot be guranteed by a body which is set to regulate these providers?

While i wait for answers,these recommendations are mooted: As laws cannot be made to sanction people on the basis of indiscretion regarding the use `of electricity,it becomes more responsible that efforts aimed at improving supply and boosting confidence in the electricity sector be pursued Again, Institutions must own up to their responsibility if they seek the support of Ghanaians in prosecuting their mandate. 

Civil society groups and Consumer Protection organizations should be supported to incite mass actions against the indignity and injustice of power price adjustment without corresponding improvement in the quality of services. We cannot continue to condone mediocrity and excuses of these nature......‪#‎THESPEAKS