Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has given ex-President John Dramani Mahama a straight kick, blaming him for the return of periodic power outages, popularly known in Ghana as "dumsor." The energy crisis that once gripped the nation is returning in Mahama's footsteps, Vice President Bawumia contends, blaming Ghana's repeated power sector challenges on his previous leadership.
Speaking at a political rally, Bawumia criticized Mahama's tenure, citing the infamous dumsor years of the former president. In his view, the country under Mahama experienced one of the worst energy crises in history, affecting businesses, schools, and daily life horribly. Bawumia claimed that Mahama's handling of the energy sector not only plunged the country into darkness but also caused severe economic stagnation.
On the contrary, Bawumia defended the performance of the current administration and averred that since assuming office, the New Patriotic Party (NPP) has worked assiduously to stabilize the energy sector. He mentioned the government's investments in power infrastructure, improved fuel supply chains, and the reinstatement of key policies like the teacher and nursing trainee allowances as evidence of enhanced governance and planning.
The vice president also spoke of broader social interventions undertaken during the NPP, including the Free SHS policy and the provision of incentives for digital learning, arguing that these measures reflect a futuristic step that had lacked in Mahama's administration.
But the main opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) has rejected such claims, insisting that Mahama had set the path for ending dumsor by initiating crucial power projects and reforms before leaving office. They argue that all the stability now in the power sector is primarily a consequence of policies taken under the Mahama government.
With the nation geared up for the 2024 general elections, the return of dumsor and its politicization are already becoming a staple campaign issue. Bawumia's pronouncements are the tip of a larger strategy from the NPP to remind people of past privations under Mahama, while the NDC seeks to credit the progress secured under his government. The conversation reflects how the stability of power continues to matter a great deal to Ghanaians as a political and an accountability arena.
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