Pre-paid meter users raise hell

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... 8 years ago

Vote Mahama out

Vote Mahama out
Ampere 8 years ago

My actual consumption of power has not increased at all. I am not even in the house during the day; the only thing running is a fridge.
But even before the tariff officially increased, my prepaid meter is devouring (in Ghan ...
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My actual consumption of power has not increased at all. I am not even in the house during the day; the only thing running is a fridge.
But even before the tariff officially increased, my prepaid meter is devouring (in Ghana Cedis) at least three times the previous level of consumption.

It is blatant, officially sanctioned theft. One can no longer read the meter to record the amount of units consumed, so ECG can and does charge whatever they like.
The honest user is paying for the electricity consumed by the dishonest ones, such as the government ministries that never pay their bills anyway.
Corruption, like Necrotizing Fasciitis, is eating Ghana's body and soul.
OLD SOLDIER 8 years ago

Author:-PRINCE KWASI ADADE (OFIE)...
Ivor Greenstreet said directly to President John Mahama and Vice President Kwesi Amissah-Arthur that: “You don’t care”.

“Nobody is feeling your better Ghana”, Greenstreet sho ...
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Author:-PRINCE KWASI ADADE (OFIE)...
Ivor Greenstreet said directly to President John Mahama and Vice President Kwesi Amissah-Arthur that: “You don’t care”.

“Nobody is feeling your better Ghana”, Greenstreet shouted when he delivered his party’s solidarity message to the NDC at the congress at the Baba Yara Stadium in the Ashanti regional Captial, Kumasi – stronghold of the main opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP).

In the full glare of the President, Vice President, former President Jerry Rawlings, and thousands of leaders and supporters of the NDC, a defiant Greenstreet said: “…Currently nobody, I mean nobody is feeling your better Ghana.”

“Continuous ‘dumsor dumsor,’ corruption from top to bottom, left right inside out, and all the challenges you are facing [are] suffocating the Ghanaian people.”

He added: “We would have thought that perhaps you may have used an occasion like this to discuss policies, programmes and solutions to all the difficulties we are facing as a nation, but no, you chose today to share your Christmas gifts with each other.”

“Ghanaians are not happy at all. This ‘bronya’ is dry. Too too dry,” he told the President, adding: “The most painful thing of all is that you don’t care.”

“NDC continue, we are watching you, Ghana is watching you, do what you want to do, we also know what we’ll come and do…make sure you’ll elect executives who will be able to steer your parties affairs when you are in opposition. Boys abr3.”

The wheelchair-bound Politicians has been called names and criticised by leaders and supporters of the NDC after his bluntness. While Majority Leader Alban Bagbin has said he believed Greenstreet was possessed by some demons, which caused him to be “so emotional”, presidential staffer Sam George wrote on his Facebook wall that: “Ivor Greenstreet apparently needs elevation to see the Better Ghana.”

However, Nkrumah said Greenstreet’s message was crafted by the CPP to capture the mood and mind of the entire country.
Point Blanc 8 years ago

Very wicked, heartless and insensitive government. Ghanaians are dying slowly.

Very wicked, heartless and insensitive government. Ghanaians are dying slowly.
OLD SOLDIER 8 years ago

Author:-KWAA...
We are not serious as a Nation.We can use about GHC 3,6 million to embosse the President's picture on a Bus,which will not serve any purpose,apart from the fact that he just want to be popular,(empty barrels ...
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Author:-KWAA...
We are not serious as a Nation.We can use about GHC 3,6 million to embosse the President's picture on a Bus,which will not serve any purpose,apart from the fact that he just want to be popular,(empty barrels makes the most noise),yet we don't have money to power our generators for electricity.What is NDC turning Ghana into?Yet some people will come out to defend this incompetence.Funny people
John Mensah 8 years ago

KUFFOUR created this Meter system..why are u cursing NDC?
U complain a lot . C'mon .. Bunch of fools

KUFFOUR created this Meter system..why are u cursing NDC?
U complain a lot . C'mon .. Bunch of fools
Banana Tree 8 years ago

the least said about this increments in water and light bills, the better

the least said about this increments in water and light bills, the better
OLD SOLDIER 8 years ago

Author:-SAMY.....
Let Ghanaians teach John Mahama and his notorious NDC a lesson. John Mahama can not take Ghanaians for any unwanted ride. What was this stupid John Mahama thinking when he and his corrupt NDC decided to acc ...
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Author:-SAMY.....
Let Ghanaians teach John Mahama and his notorious NDC a lesson. John Mahama can not take Ghanaians for any unwanted ride. What was this stupid John Mahama thinking when he and his corrupt NDC decided to accept these two vicious killers in Ghana. John Mahama should return whatever monetary incentives he received from the United States government together with their rotten gabbage (those two vicious killers).

Ghanaians in the United States should demonstrate to show their anger against Obama administration. What a hell was Obama thinking that he sent these two vicious Islamic killers to Ghana.Likewise, Ghanaians in Ghana should demonstrate to protest against these two killers in Ghana.

Islamic terrorists will take advantage to visit these two animals on pretext that they are visiting their family members We have a stupid President called John Mahama who will allow all Islamic terrorists to visit these two vicious killers.

Ghanaians must stand on their grounds for not allowing these Islamic killers to live in Ghana. If family members can visit them, then why didn't the United States release them to their family members? Ghana is not part of any Arab country. They should be packed and sent to their country.
Ben 8 years ago

This is terrible.

This is terrible.
OLD SOLDIER 8 years ago

Author:-SOD....
What does the Mahama NDC gov't means by an Ultra modern Kumasi central market? What comparable ultra modern market in developed countries of the world should Ghanaians compare this Ultra modern Kumasi central ...
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Author:-SOD....
What does the Mahama NDC gov't means by an Ultra modern Kumasi central market? What comparable ultra modern market in developed countries of the world should Ghanaians compare this Ultra modern Kumasi central market?
We have been in this country when the uncompleted extension of the runway of Kumasi Regional Airport has been described by the Mahama NDC gov't as an ultra modern international airport comparable to any international airport in the US, Germany, France, UK, Holland, China, Hong Kong, etc, etc. So what does the Mahama NDC gov't means by an ultra modern Kumasi central market because Ghanaians have had it with mediocre leadership and propaganda.
Isaac 8 years ago

They are thieves ECG why is too much I bought my own 50Gh three days off why ECG na God punish you

They are thieves ECG why is too much I bought my own 50Gh three days off why ECG na God punish you
Dondoli 8 years ago

Prepay meters are for people who owe the ECG money. The meters are correctly reading what you use.
Education is important to the sort of electrical equipment you use in your houses.
Pay off what you owe the ECG and get a m ...
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Prepay meters are for people who owe the ECG money. The meters are correctly reading what you use.
Education is important to the sort of electrical equipment you use in your houses.
Pay off what you owe the ECG and get a meter that you can pay monthly.
anokware ke ke 8 years ago

I just wish this pilot project of PRE-PAID is first tried in the NORTH and in VOLTA before it reaches the REAL BEINGS of GHANAIANS. A fool like u will always be Dondoli,a day Time robbrey of DUMSOR!

I just wish this pilot project of PRE-PAID is first tried in the NORTH and in VOLTA before it reaches the REAL BEINGS of GHANAIANS. A fool like u will always be Dondoli,a day Time robbrey of DUMSOR!
Vigilante 8 years ago

I agree this ignorant person is probably a government official who does not pay any utility bills. Wicked people!!

I agree this ignorant person is probably a government official who does not pay any utility bills. Wicked people!!
Disappointed Voltarian 8 years ago

Simply vote Dead-Goat-mahama out come November 7. Period. Avuuu...kokl...!

Simply vote Dead-Goat-mahama out come November 7. Period. Avuuu...kokl...!
Say the Truth 8 years ago

Let this be done to any citizens in AFRICA ...like NIgeria there would BE NATION WIDE STRIKE!!!!!

FOOlISH GHANAIANS!!!!!!

Mahama/NDC SHOULD GIVE YOU DOUBLE & TRIPLE OF THIS PAIN BECAUSE YOU ARE FOOLS & STUPID TO BE ALLO ...
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Let this be done to any citizens in AFRICA ...like NIgeria there would BE NATION WIDE STRIKE!!!!!

FOOlISH GHANAIANS!!!!!!

Mahama/NDC SHOULD GIVE YOU DOUBLE & TRIPLE OF THIS PAIN BECAUSE YOU ARE FOOLS & STUPID TO BE ALLOWED TO BE TRAMPLED!!!!!!!!
AGBESI KWESI 8 years ago

“O you who have believed, do not ask about things which, if they are shown to you, will distress you….A people asked such before you; then they became thereby disbelievers.” (Qur’an 5:101-102)

Such a passage hardly ...
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“O you who have believed, do not ask about things which, if they are shown to you, will distress you….A people asked such before you; then they became thereby disbelievers.” (Qur’an 5:101-102)

Such a passage hardly inculcates a spirit of free inquiry and intellectual curiosity. And this is the wave of the future: since the Western government and media elites are now dedicated to avoiding offending Muslims at all costs, and even asking theological questions can offend Muslims, we all just must accept the dictates of our new overlords without question. Wan Sulaiman Wan Ismail should have known better.
“For seeking answers on Islam, Muslim gets charged with blasphemy,” by Zurairi Ar, Malay Mail Online, May 29, 2015:
KUALA LUMPUR, May 29 — “I bear witness that there is no god but Allah,” is the first part of the shahadah, a declaration of faith for Muslims, which has its origins in a verse in the Quran.
“I bear witness that Muhammad is the messenger of God,” is the second part, but unlike the first, it does not appear in any of the holy scriptures.
So, where did it come from?
This was the question on the mind of Wan Sulaiman Wan Ismail, 53, when he sought clarification in 2013 from religious teachers on the origin of a practice considered as one of the key pillars of Islam.
The former businessman from Perak said he raised that question to several religious teachers, including scholars in the Ipoh mufti office, the Perak religious authorities and even state mosque imams. Many of these clerics, he said, were familiar with him as he met with them regularly for the past 15 years.
None, however, were able to answer him, so Wan Sulaiman stopped asking a year later.
But for seeking answers, Wan Sulaiman earned the attention of the Perak Islamic Religious Department (JAIP). He was summoned several times in 2014 by the authority, whose officers he claimed tried to dissuade him from posing his questions and to convince him to abandon several Quranic practices he has adopted.
The matter came to a head on January 21 this year when state religious enforcers raided his home in Ipoh and confiscated his handwritten personal notes, in addition to screening his personal computer and mobile phone.
On the same day, Wan Sulaiman was charged in the Ipoh Shariah High Court under Section 15 of the Perak Shariah Criminal Enactment 1992, with “mocking, ridiculing or insulting Quranic or hadith texts”.
According to a copy of his charge sheet sighted by Malay Mail Online, the Perak religious enforcers claimed that Wan Sulaiman possessed notes, some of which were hung on his wall, that allegedly “ridicule” the hadith — the collections of Prophet Muhammad’s sayings and deeds.
Wan Sulaiman, however, insisted that the notes were meant only for his personal use.
The prosecution also accused him of disputing authentic hadith for failing to interpret the Quran, and of rejecting the shahadah as taught by Muhammad by allegedly only accepting the first part.
He was also accused of translating the terms “fajar prayers” and “wusto prayers” by “using his own intellect without referring to the Prophet’s hadith”.
His case was set to be heard on May 21, but it was postponed to July 2. If guilty, Wan Sulaiman can be fined not more than RM5,000, jailed not more than three years, or both….
BOY KOFI 8 years ago

Consumers must form association to check cheating and poor service.You need association with competent professionals to verify technical challenges and commercial injustice.Thank you.

Consumers must form association to check cheating and poor service.You need association with competent professionals to verify technical challenges and commercial injustice.Thank you.
anokware ke ke 8 years ago

that PURC with her prostituite JUANTUA must get LOST for an honest TEAM to TAKE OVER.

that PURC with her prostituite JUANTUA must get LOST for an honest TEAM to TAKE OVER.
samson 8 years ago

What incompetence is this? Why did government rush to implement the new tariffs if such simple software issues at the ECG have not been tested and perfected? Why is government so insensitive to the suffering of the people? Co ...
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What incompetence is this? Why did government rush to implement the new tariffs if such simple software issues at the ECG have not been tested and perfected? Why is government so insensitive to the suffering of the people? Common sense demands that if such confusion is going on the whole exercise should be suspended until the software problems are solved. I say problems and not challenges as government would want Ghanaians to call these things. They are real PROBLEMS that must be solved quickly. The people should not suffer any more pain and anguish. Already the senseless tax hikes have left many people unable to enjoy the bare necessities of life. Seth Terkper is behaving as if he lives on an island separate from the rest of Ghanaians, and does not see the suffering people are going through. All he is doing is dance to the tune of the IMF prescriptions. Very soon his policies will result in the NDC being kicked out of power for the NPP to take over. If this happens it will not be because the NPP are better, because so far they have not put out any sensible strategies and policies that will improve the lot of Ghanaians. All we hear are sound bites from Akuffo Addo and Bawumia talking about irrelevant things such as the recent cabinet reshuffle. Bunkers!!!!!!!
K.ODURO 8 years ago

i hard GH14 on my prepaid in the morning i got home and it has come to GH2.76 . i went and bought GH40 and when i load it they gave me GH26.72 . ECG Why

i hard GH14 on my prepaid in the morning i got home and it has come to GH2.76 . i went and bought GH40 and when i load it they gave me GH26.72 . ECG Why
Auditor 8 years ago

I cannot answer your question 'Why?' but it seems that the ECG computerised billing system is in total meltdown. There is no correlation between what one thinks one is using (in my case very little) and the vast sums they are ...
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I cannot answer your question 'Why?' but it seems that the ECG computerised billing system is in total meltdown. There is no correlation between what one thinks one is using (in my case very little) and the vast sums they are debiting the customer accounts.
This randomness is made even worse by the fact that, without telling the consumers, they have raised the charges by 10% beyond an already massive increase.
anokware ke ke 8 years ago

this DIRTY STEALING must get back to them(the ECG)at all cost without mercy. Burn down their offices and start killing their Senior officers.This is the ONLY WAYOUT. RELEASE THEM TO HELL!

this DIRTY STEALING must get back to them(the ECG)at all cost without mercy. Burn down their offices and start killing their Senior officers.This is the ONLY WAYOUT. RELEASE THEM TO HELL!
Jack 8 years ago

No manuals on the meters provided to consumer as a right to help us to understand the readings. How can you use a product properly without a user information.Energy measurements are hidden and secret.Patronisers are ignorant ...
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No manuals on the meters provided to consumer as a right to help us to understand the readings. How can you use a product properly without a user information.Energy measurements are hidden and secret.Patronisers are ignorant of Data displays on the meters .Reciepts provided on prepaid incomprehensible.Why is everything shady and shielded from consumers.Everything should be transparent .They owe the general public these obligations.This dishonesty and nonsense must stop. This unilateral contract between ECG and consumers is meant to cheat one party.Why are consumers not suppose to know the nitty-gritties of the meter readins but hidden from them.This is stealing from the people.There is now need for transparency.Employees can take advantage of this and make money out of it.We therefore need this all important information for a level playing field now that energy has became so expensive and controvercial.
Auditor 8 years ago

You are absolutely right. This is sheer, blatant theft from consumers, who are being kept literally and figuratively in the dark.

You are absolutely right. This is sheer, blatant theft from consumers, who are being kept literally and figuratively in the dark.
Salima Adenta 8 years ago

Infact withing 12 days we used 270 Ghana cedi worth of Electricity credi meaning every blessed day we use about 22 cedis with no AC, Electric cooker,no microwave,no heater. Only Tv n Fridge.Minister of Power please do somethi ...
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Infact withing 12 days we used 270 Ghana cedi worth of Electricity credi meaning every blessed day we use about 22 cedis with no AC, Electric cooker,no microwave,no heater. Only Tv n Fridge.Minister of Power please do something about this.
Redoh 8 years ago

The problem is not only with pre-paid meters. That of post-paid meters is even worse. ECG officials don't come come round to read meters.They sat in their offices and forge figures Can you imagine this, a whole month when I w ...
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The problem is not only with pre-paid meters. That of post-paid meters is even worse. ECG officials don't come come round to read meters.They sat in their offices and forge figures Can you imagine this, a whole month when I was disconnected saw the highest bill ever. Prez Mahama open your eyes.
ASIEDU NKETIA 8 years ago

SO NOW YOU SEE GHANAIANS CRYING OVER HIKES IN UTILITY BILLS. WHEN PEOPLE SELL THEIR VOTES FOR JUST A MEAL, SELL THEIR CONSCIENCE TO VOTE FOR A PARTY FULL OF CROOKS THAT LACKS MANAGERIAL ABILITIES, WHAT DO WE EXPECT. YES, WE W ...
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SO NOW YOU SEE GHANAIANS CRYING OVER HIKES IN UTILITY BILLS. WHEN PEOPLE SELL THEIR VOTES FOR JUST A MEAL, SELL THEIR CONSCIENCE TO VOTE FOR A PARTY FULL OF CROOKS THAT LACKS MANAGERIAL ABILITIES, WHAT DO WE EXPECT. YES, WE WILL ALL SUFFER UNTIL FOOLISH GHANAIANS REALIZE THAT WE CANNOT MORTGAGE OUR LIVES AND THAT OF OUR KIDS. LET US CHOOSE WISELY NEXT TIME. YOUR SINGLE VOTE WILL EITHER PUT THE RIGHT PERSON IN POWER OR SOME TWERP TO MANAGE GHANA. BE WISE!!!!
The truth always pains 8 years ago

ECG workers especially those at vending point always use every increment to cheat the public. They mobilize these monies and share it among themselves. They should desist from this thievery act if not so God's punishment wil ...
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ECG workers especially those at vending point always use every increment to cheat the public. They mobilize these monies and share it among themselves. They should desist from this thievery act if not so God's punishment will soon fall on them.
Ogah Joe. 8 years ago

PURC is to increase tariffs but could not investigate how these tariffs are calculated and charged by utility providers.What a useless entity called PURC. This commission should be scrape.

PURC is to increase tariffs but could not investigate how these tariffs are calculated and charged by utility providers.What a useless entity called PURC. This commission should be scrape.

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