Organised Labour (OL) has urged President John Dramani Mahama to fix the power crisis facing the country, which the union said had caused people to lose their jobs and livelihood.
Speaking at the 2015 National May Day parade held at the Independence Square in Accra, the Secretary General of the Trades Union Congress ( TUC), Mr Kofi Asamoah – who delivered a speech on behalf of Organised Labour- said the power crisis was turning into an economic crisis.
Mr Asamoah said businesses were struggling to survive because they had to spend huge sums on fuel to power their generators and also service loans at high interest rates.
He called on the President to do everything he could to end the power crisis – popularly called ‘dumsor’ – immediately.
“It must end now,” he emphasied.
The TUC Secretary General said being the leader at a time that the country was facing one of its severest crises since independence, President Mahama was obliged to provide the leadership that would get the country out of the crisis. Mr Asamoah said although some efforts were being made to solve the crisis, the solution was taking too long to achieve.
“We are beginning to lose hope,” he stated.
Organised Labour further cautioned the President not to allow the current crisis to degenerate into a social and political crisis.
Organised Labour comprises the Trades Union Congress (TUC), Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT), National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT), Polytechnic Teachers Association of Ghana (POTAG), Industrial and Commercial Service Union (ICU) and Judicial Services Staff Association of Ghana (JUSAG).
