President Akufo-Addo’s claim that the nation’s unstable power supply problem has been successfully resolved has been challenged by Nana Amoasi VII, Executive Director of the Institute of Energy Security (IES).

The President boldly declared that the power supply issues, also known as “dumsor,” were history at the yearly May Day celebration in Accra.

On Citi FM’s Eyewitness News, Nana Amoasi VII, speaking with Umaru Sanda Amadu, cautioned the president, pointing out that his statements were not accurate.

In addition to some deficiencies in the power system, he mentioned that between Tuesday and Wednesday, power outages occurred in a number of areas, including Weija, Ekumfi, Mankessim, Nungua, and Tema Communities 2 and 25.

The president’s remarks, according to Nana Amoasi VII, should be grounded in the facts of the case, not just what his advisors tell him.

He voiced worry that he might not be getting a clear picture of the ongoing power problems from the president’s handlers.

He asked the president to exercise caution in making statements that might mislead the public about the actual situation of the nation’s power supply.

“The first thing that we picked from the president’s statement is that today he is admitting that under his tenure, there has been dumsor. And so he made it clear in his statement that the load shedding that we are seeing is probably normal…To say that the issues have been dealt with is misleading and we pray that the handlers of the president will rather lead him than mislead him. Sometimes the president looks awful in the eyes of industry players, the watchers and even consumers.”

“I am sure any pronouncement that he made is contingent on what they tell him but he must be very careful because the handlers are not putting out what the issues are. The value is the same. We’ve just seen a bit of change last night but if the president says that yesterday we didn’t experience dumsor anywhere around the country, that is untrue. I can recount some few places we have checked,” he stated.