The Minority in Parliament has dismissed claims by President John Dramani Mahama that he successfully resolved the country's power crisis, popularly referred to as 'dumsor,' in 2016.

At a press conference on Monday, March 3, 2025, the former Minister of Finance, Dr. Mohammed Amin Adam described the president's claims as misleading, arguing that it was former President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo who restored power supply in the country.

He further called on the John Dramani Mahama-led government to release a load-shedding timetable due to the intermittent power cuts currently being experience in the country.

“Mr. President, you did not fix ‘dumsor’ as you claimed in your address. Your record on ‘dumsor’ is abysmal, unlike your predecessor, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, who kept the lights on. As we are back to ‘dumsor’ in another Mahama term, Ghanaians remember with fear and anxiety the potential devastation this could cause for them and their businesses, especially small businesses like hair salons, welders, dressmakers, and many more who earn their daily bread from these vocations,” he stated.

The former Minister of Finance stated that small businesses in the country have already been affected by the intermittent power cuts.

“Many people and businesses have already felt the pinch and the pain of living with the current ‘dumsor.’ We have also seen the return of electric generating sets in shops, clinics, and at social events.

“Mr. President, this is the true state of our nation! To mitigate the impact of these erratic power supplies, we, the Mighty Minority, call on the government to publish a load-shedding timetable to help people and businesses plan effectively and offset some of the losses the economy is currently suffering from,” he added.

Speaking during his first State of the Nation Address (SONA) in his second term as president on Thursday, February 27, 2025, John Mahama emphasised that his administration took decisive measures to end the persistent power outages that had plagued the country for years.

“When I was elected in 2012, I promised to solve the legacy problem of dumsor, and I fixed dumsor,” he asserted.

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