Someone has introduced a virus into ECG's payment system, according to the NPP presidential candidate.
Kojo Nsafoah Poku, a presidential candidate, has claimed that the recent problems with the Electricity Company of Ghana's payment system are the result of a deliberate cyber-attack by someone (s).
According to him, some people purposefully introduced a virus into the ECG system in order to conceal some crimes they committed.
He went on to say that the ECG's IT staff cannot be involved in the current challenges because they do not want a third party brought in because of their inability to perform.
"The ICT staff is opposed to hiring a third party to assist with the ECG payment system, and they will never do anything that will lead to that." People will say that because their payment system is down, a third party must be brought in, which is not what the ECG staff wants.
"There is someone at the ECG who is refusing to provide data or equipment in order for the issue to be resolved, and EOCO has gone to force them." The individual is the one who has a motive. There is now a question of criminality because the person may be attempting to conceal some bad things she or he has done, such as shortchanging the company in terms of revenues obtained through the payment system.
“The truth is that the person has introduced a virus into the system of the ECG and that is why Ghanaians now have to struggle in order to purchase electricity,” he said in Twi in an XYZ TV interview monitored by GhanaWeb.
He urged Ghanaians to be patient because the security apparatus of the country including the National Cyber Security Centre, and the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO), have taken up the matter and will get to the bottom of it.
Since Tuesday, 27 September 2022, ECG customers across the country have struggled to purchase prepaid credits for their prepaid metres.
The ECG announced that it was experiencing challenges with the purchase of electricity by customers on the E-cash and PNS metering systems.
In a public announcement, the ECG noted that the interruption is due to “a technical challenge.”
The power distribution company, however, assured customers in the affected areas that its “engineers are working assiduously to correct the anomaly and restore the system to normalcy.”
Some Ghanaians, including Yayra Koku, a System Analyst and Cyber Security Consultant, have claimed that the current issue with the Electricity Company of Ghana's prepaid vending system is a deliberate ploy to pave the way for the acquisition of a new payment platform from a private company called Hubtel.
Yayra Koku stated on Twitter on Monday, October 3, 2022, that there is nothing wrong with the current payment system of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG), but some people want to change it because they stand to gain a 4 percent commission.
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