The controversy surrounding the missing Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) containers has sparked a call for bipartisan action from Minority Leader and Member of Parliament for Effutu, Alexander Afenyo-Markin.
In an interview on Eyewitness News on Citi FM, Afenyo-Markin emphasized the need for politicians to look beyond partisan interests and address the root causes of the issue.
“People often see things in a very radioactive state, all because it has taken a partisan twist. I am saying that we can do better as politicians. Let us look at the root cause, solve that problem. Don’t let us say, It is an NPP problem, they caused it.”
He cautioned that politicizing the issue would only worsen the problem, stating, “The more we continue to do that, the more the system continues to cave in. We shouldn’t be so comfortable.”
Afenyo-Markin’s comments come amid revelations that over 1,300 ECG containers filled with essential equipment have gone missing at the Tema Port.
The Minority Leader expressed support for Energy and Green Transition Minister John Abdulai Jinapor’s pledge to recover the missing containers or their monetary value.
“I am assuring my respected friend Jinapor that if he is indeed committed to an overhaul, he should count on our support,” Afenyo-Markin stated.
The Minority Leader also highlighted the need for a comprehensive approach to addressing the systemic inefficiencies within state-owned enterprises (SOEs).
“In a lot of our SOEs, there are structural inefficiencies that affect the state. I believe that let us use this issue to tackle it comprehensively and get all hands on deck. It doesn’t matter the party that is in power.”