The power crisis in Ghana, aka dumsor dumsor, is proving more challenging to solve than our elected officials believed it would be when they promised us that load shedding was going to be a thing of the past.
Having transcended all governments, both NDC and NPP, of the Fourth Republic, the power crisis that is facing Ghana should not be politicised.
The nation is currently going through one of its worst ever power crises. The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has undertaken a load shedding exercise that is both burdensome and unpredictable. This has negatively affected many businesses that depend heavily on electricity to operate. For fear of going out of business, many have resorted to the use of generators, thus incurring extra costs and reducing profits. And the day to day lives of every citizen are being disrupted in ways that have left many praising God for his miracles when the lights come back on.
Complaints about the constant power outages have become part of our daily conversations. And guess what? It’s not only the ordinary Ghanaians who are complaining about dumsor dumsor. One celebrity who seems to have had enough of the constant power outages is actress Yvonne Nelson.
Sometimes in Ghana it is difficult to get people to say how they really feel about any issue that could be construed as political, especially those people in the public eye. Yvonne, however, is one of the few Ghanaian celebrities who is not afraid to voice her opinions and views on national issues. A few months ago, she complained on Twitter about the economic crisis in Ghana. Whilst some lauded her action, others attacked her.
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