ECG staff in trouble over GH¢189million unapproved spending

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Truth Table 3 months ago

If you declare with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.

Romans 10:9
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If you declare with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.

Romans 10:9
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Dr Mumbi Seraki 3 months ago

Hello youth of Ghana. You can take your own life with medicine.............for instance 15 paracetamol at once. Or... combine medicine and akpeteshie or weedicide.

Hello youth of Ghana. You can take your own life with medicine.............for instance 15 paracetamol at once. Or... combine medicine and akpeteshie or weedicide.
Apollo 3 months ago

Ghana is nomore the Ghana we knew formerly. It is now a den of thieves from top to down. All institutions in Ghana are now agents of crime. Shame unto them and curses unto their families and generations yet to be born.

Ghana is nomore the Ghana we knew formerly. It is now a den of thieves from top to down. All institutions in Ghana are now agents of crime. Shame unto them and curses unto their families and generations yet to be born.
Oh,Why? 3 months ago

Why so? Huge bills, slapped upon, by Saddists. Upward Adjustments +or-Downward Adjustments maths. Never equalizing a Low. Big bills, for the mafias.

Why so? Huge bills, slapped upon, by Saddists. Upward Adjustments +or-Downward Adjustments maths. Never equalizing a Low. Big bills, for the mafias.
Donatus 3 months ago

Oh! the taxpayers are suffering.

Oh! the taxpayers are suffering.
K Poku-London-UK 3 months ago

Give them thieves FIRING SQUAD

Give them thieves FIRING SQUAD
Kofi Ghana 3 months ago

The challenges the nation is going through goes beyond the politicians oooo...

The public n civil servants in the various institutions have disappointed this nation.

I will be very much disappointed in the President if ...
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The challenges the nation is going through goes beyond the politicians oooo...

The public n civil servants in the various institutions have disappointed this nation.

I will be very much disappointed in the President if he doesnt prosecute these individuals for causing financial loss to the country.

Why is everybody selfish? When can we progress as a nation?

Our roads are bad, our hospitals are without beds, our youth are unemployed n only one person embezzled all this?

Oooo God please save this nation.... Aaaba
Akajatayogogo 3 months ago

So, I'm asking if we see somebody who stole and looted Ghanaians Taxpayers monies, cost financial loss to the State, what is the next step, not prison?send these NPP THIEFS into prison.

So, I'm asking if we see somebody who stole and looted Ghanaians Taxpayers monies, cost financial loss to the State, what is the next step, not prison?send these NPP THIEFS into prison.
Jack 3 months ago

It should be as quickly as possible. No delay. No adjournment from the courts. Lawyers who play around the issue must be prosecuted too.....

It should be as quickly as possible. No delay. No adjournment from the courts. Lawyers who play around the issue must be prosecuted too.....
ECG Exposer 3 months ago

We can all testify to the fact that the ECG has been charging a lot on their prepaid meters, I think they were intentionally over charging users to cover up for this theft. If Ghanaians don't protest on how ECG is cheating us ...
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We can all testify to the fact that the ECG has been charging a lot on their prepaid meters, I think they were intentionally over charging users to cover up for this theft. If Ghanaians don't protest on how ECG is cheating us, we will be paying more money for electricity than rent, the ECG will likely make this Mahama adminstration very difficult with their exorbitant charges. The credit they steal every end of the month and the overcharging should be addressed by the Government
INC CHSOURCING 3 months ago

### **ECG PREPAID METERS: GHANA’S POOR CRUSHED UNDER SKYROCKETING BILLS – A NATIONAL CRISIS IGNITING NOW**

**Accra, October 29, 2025** – **RIGHT NOW**, in the blistering heat of Chorkor, 52-year-old trader **Mama Ako ...
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### **ECG PREPAID METERS: GHANA’S POOR CRUSHED UNDER SKYROCKETING BILLS – A NATIONAL CRISIS IGNITING NOW**

**Accra, October 29, 2025** – **RIGHT NOW**, in the blistering heat of Chorkor, 52-year-old trader **Mama Akosua** is forced to choose between feeding her family and keeping the lights on. “I load GH¢50 at dawn—by dusk, it’s GONE,” she cries, voice cracking. “The meter is **devouring my money** faster than thieves in the night!” Her desperate plea is **not isolated**—it is the **scream of millions** across Ghana as the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG)’s prepaid meters **drain credits at breakneck speed**, plunging the poor into darkness and despair.

**THIS IS HAPPENING TODAY.** Households are reporting **credits vanishing in hours** for basic use—a fan, a bulb, a phone charge. Tech creator **@tech_twi** went viral in June after blowing **GH¢250 in ONE WEEK** while “hardly home.” The outrage exploded online: “These meters are **rigged to rob us blind!**” In Chorkor, children study by **flickering candles**, small businesses **collapse by 6 PM**, and heatstroke cases **spike** as fans go silent. **The poor are paying with their lives.**

**THE ROOT? A $145 MILLION METER SCANDAL—EXPOSED AND UNPUNISHED.** Over 800,000 “smart” meters rolled out since 2024 under a **single-sourced, rule-breaking deal** slammed by the Auditor-General. IMANI Africa and ACEP call it **“katonomics on steroids”**—corrupt procurement inflating costs that **ECG now slams onto the poorest**. The company’s 2023 books? A **GH¢2.95 BILLION HOLE**. Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee **demanded prosecutions THIS WEEK**—yet no one is in jail.

**WORSE: ECG WANTS A 224% HIKE IN SERVICE CHARGES—FROM GH¢4 TO GH¢13 A MONTH.** Energy expert **Benjamin Nsiah** thunders: “This will **CRUSH the vulnerable!**” Already reeling from a **14.3% tariff jump**, families face **triple-digit bills** for power that **flickers out for hours**—even in so-called “Band A” zones promised 24/7 supply. **This is extortion, not service.**

**THE PEOPLE ARE FIGHTING BACK.** A Chorkor resident’s viral video **roars**: “I will **BREAK AND BURN** these meters if nothing is done!” In March, a pastor **begged President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo** to recall the devices, warning of a **national revolt** over “unbearable utility costs.” Even in affluent areas, **@mista_opare** exposed paying **GH¢560** for what neighbors get for **GH¢150**.

**EXPERTS DEMAND ACTION—NOW.** The National Economic Dialogue’s Reform Committee calls for **mandatory prepaid meters for ALL** to stop theft—but **not at this price**. With **512 single-sourced contracts** eating 73% of ECG’s 2023 budget, **graft must be prosecuted**. PURC recovered **GH¢4 million** in 2025 but **sat silent** as complaints flooded in. **Mystery shopping for meter accuracy? Too late.**

**THIS IS A TIPPING POINT.** Policy analyst **Bright Simons** warns: “Ghanaians are **tuned out by noise**—but this crisis will **wake the nation**.” **Boycotts brew. Protests loom.** Advocacy groups demand **immediate subsidies for lifeline users** and **transparent tariffs**.

**Mama Akosua’s final words cut like a knife: “We pay for light we NEVER see.”**
**Ghana, the blackout of hope is here.**
**Will PURC, ECG, and the government ACT—before the people do?**
Free Radicals 3 months ago

Where is Ablakwa?When NDC members occupied CEO positions stealing and looting Ghana money he has no mouth to speak because he benefits a lot from the looting.They proclaimed No Contribution No Chop so am not surprised at all. ...
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Where is Ablakwa?When NDC members occupied CEO positions stealing and looting Ghana money he has no mouth to speak because he benefits a lot from the looting.They proclaimed No Contribution No Chop so am not surprised at all.Everybody knows that Ablakwa is a greedy bastard and a thief.
Populist 3 months ago

My friend read between the lines. Which year are the PAC reviewing ?. 2023-2024 or 2025?

My friend read between the lines. Which year are the PAC reviewing ?. 2023-2024 or 2025?
CRUSADER 3 months ago

THEY ARE THIEVES IN COAT THAT'S ALL! SO THEY SHOULD PAY!LET THEM EXPLAIN THEMSELVES IN TWI OR EVE, FOR EVERYBODY TO UNDERSTAND NOT THAT SLAVE LANGUAGE TO COVER THEMSELVES! SHAAAME ON YOU ENGLISH SPEAKING AKROFOO! NO INTERLIGE ...
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THEY ARE THIEVES IN COAT THAT'S ALL! SO THEY SHOULD PAY!LET THEM EXPLAIN THEMSELVES IN TWI OR EVE, FOR EVERYBODY TO UNDERSTAND NOT THAT SLAVE LANGUAGE TO COVER THEMSELVES! SHAAAME ON YOU ENGLISH SPEAKING AKROFOO! NO INTERLIGENCE NEITHER HOMESENSE! ONLY KRONOO AGYEN!
GH 3 months ago

All this is the cause of the former president, he was busy throwing his support to all the NPP members who are doing wrong

All this is the cause of the former president, he was busy throwing his support to all the NPP members who are doing wrong
KOFI TSEN 3 months ago

Lots of gravy there at ECG
.No wonder all the workers are Ewes or Ayigbe people. Similarly Ghana Water Company,Immigration,Ghana Commercial Bank,Army,Police,Customs etc etc all Ewes and sabotaging the country.

Lots of gravy there at ECG
.No wonder all the workers are Ewes or Ayigbe people. Similarly Ghana Water Company,Immigration,Ghana Commercial Bank,Army,Police,Customs etc etc all Ewes and sabotaging the country.
kulbogo 3 months ago

Ghana is in deep trouble, it's like everybody occupying position in the country is a thief now, at first people used to accuse customs officials as the most thief's in the country,

Ghana is in deep trouble, it's like everybody occupying position in the country is a thief now, at first people used to accuse customs officials as the most thief's in the country,
Jnr JJ 3 months ago

Nationalism security
Please be on alert because
Mahama is making plans to exit Ghana before Friday

Nationalism security
Please be on alert because
Mahama is making plans to exit Ghana before Friday
the Villager 3 months ago

sadly nothing will come out of this finding.

sadly nothing will come out of this finding.

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