The Electricity Company of Ghana has turned off the power to Wontumi radio and television in Kumasi, Ashanti Region, due to a GH25,000 power theft.
On Monday, June 6, 2022, a task force from the power company attacked the radio and television station to disconnect the media house controlled by the Ashanti Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Bernard Antwi Boasiako, also known as Chairman Wontumi.
ECG’s Ashanti Regional Manager, David Asamoah, stated that the media group will face legal action for power theft.
“When the issue of the power theft came to my attention we negotiated for them to make an upfront payment of at least 50 percent of the total debt by the end of Wednesday 1st June 2022 but they have failed to honour their promise.
“So I even directed my task force to go and disconnect the station yesterday unfortunately I couldn’t follow it up because I didn’t go to work yesterday. I Will go to work today to ensure we disconnect them. I told the general manager yesterday when we spoke on the issue’,” he told Accra-based Starr FM.
David Asamoah also denied reports that ECG has not been reluctant to make the issue public because it involves the chairman of the NPP in the region because his party is in government.
“Though the act is criminal and thievery it’s also important to apply human face when dealing with your clients because we are in business together that’s why we gave them a grace period to should commitment to settling the issue,” he added.
