Flagbearer for the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP), Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, has assured Ghanaians that the current power challenges being faced will be a thing of the past in the coming the days.

Ghana has been hit with erratic power supply, commonly referred to as ‘dumsor’, in recent times with several reasons including financial and maintenance being the key factors to the unsavoury situation.

Speaking to religious leaders as part of the Eastern Regional campaign tour on Monday, April 29, Dr. Bawumia encouraged Ghanaians to exercise restraints as the government finds a lasting solution to the energy sector crisis.

Dr. Bawumia said, “I know there are challenges and I don’t want to paper over economic challenges. We are going to work on them. Currently, we have issues with power but I say that from the information I have received from the minister for energy, those power challenges will end very soon, and I mean very soon it will be a thing of the past.”

The vice president as part of his tour, is expected to visit several places including market centres and schools to interact with residents of the Eastern region in the quest of soliciting for votes as the December Presidential and Parliamentary election approaches.

Electricity supply has been one of the topical issues on the lips of every Ghanaian resident. Concerns raised has got to do with the release of a load shedding timetable, but the vice president assured Ghanaians of government's preparedness to address the imminent power challenges. 
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Meanwhile, ECG has been called upon by the Public Utility Regulatory Commission (PURC) and the Ghana Union Traders' Association (GUTA) to release a loadshedding timetable for business operators and other business agencies to help them plan for the uncertainties being presented by the power company. 

Vice President, in his address, stated that, his government will invest immensely in the energy sector to bring comfort to Ghanaians and the entire business community.