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Kabila criticizes government's 'gimmickry' over 'suspended' GRIDCo CEO who was due for retirement
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Dr. James Kwabena Bomfeh Jnr, also known as Kabila, a lecturer at the University of Professional Studies, Accra UPSA, has criticized the government's actions regarding the leadership of the Ghana Grid Company Limited GRIDCo. Speaking on JoyNews' AM Show, Dr. Bomfeh questioned the reported directive from the Minister of Energy and Green Transition, John Abdulai Jinapor, for GRIDCo's Chief Executive Officer, Ing Mark Awuah Baah, to step aside. Dr. Bomfeh stated that the GRIDCo CEO was already scheduled to retire in June 2026 and had previously been instructed to go on leave as part of the transition process. He argued that linking the CEO's departure to ongoing power outages without clear reasons constitutes political theatrics and a lack of consistency in governance. Dr. Bomfeh urged authorities to be transparent and to outline concrete actions if the CEO's exit is indeed related to the power challenges, emphasizing the need for accountability and decisive action rather than what he termed "gimmickry" in addressing critical national issues.
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