10/3/2025
The political kitchen in Accra is officially too hot for weaklings, yet the Communication Minister, Sam George, just survived a hostile ambush from the Minority that wanted his head served on a platter. This is what happens when you promise consumers cheaper TV but fail to deliver the price drop.
The National Democratic Congress (NDC) Minority Caucus in Parliament came out swinging on Thursday, demanding that the Minister either resign or be fired by the President. Their fury stemmed directly from the recent public impasse with MultiChoice Ghana over the stubbornly high cost of DSTV subscriptions.
They labelled his handling of the situation as a display of “ineptitude, incompetence, and pension for deceit,” accusing him of wasting national time and resources on the venture, according to statements released on October 2, 2025 (Per 3News and JoyNews). You can almost smell the frustration of the consumers on the airwaves.
But you know Parliament is a game of numbers, and the Majority quickly stepped in to form a human shield. The Majority side of the Communication Committee dismissed the resignation demand as baseless, arguing that dialogue, not dismissal, is the appropriate solution.
And to drive the point home, they tossed political history into the ring. One Majority MP defended the Minister by pointing to past failures, including a situation where a whole president failed in a major fight (referencing the 'galamsey' struggle), yet did not step down (Per YouTube, October 3, 2025). This defence smells suspiciously like stale political jollof—blaming the past to excuse the present.
Yet, the Minister himself had previously sought refuge in the issue of inherited problems, arguing back in June 2025 that the failures of eight years cannot be corrected in his four-month tenure (Per News Ghana). The challenge remains: the consumer is still paying the high price.
Anyway, the committee chairman has now decided to drag both the Communication Ministry and MultiChoice back to the table for urgent dialogue. The goal remains the same: find a way forward that actually delivers "meaningful relief for consumers."
Will this new round of talks finally turn down the volume on this pricing saga, or are Ghanaians destined to keep smelling the sweat of expensive satellite bills?
Source: https://citinewsroom.com/2025/10/majority-rejects-minoritys-call-for-sam-georges-resignation/