Ghanaian President, John Mahama, has blamed the recent power outages in the West African Coast on delays in delivery of crude oil from Nigeria to power thermal plants following the activities of Niger Delta Avengers, NDA, that been blowing up oil and gas pipelines in the Niger Delta region.
Mahama’s frustration was expressed as the NDA, on Thursday, July 7, blew up three Chevron Nigeria Limited manifolds at Diogbolo, near Dibi, Warri Local Government Area of Delta State, using controlled explosive devices.
Speaking during an Eid-el-fitr speech at a ceremony, he said Ghana had been experiencing a massive shortfall in electricity production in recent times, causing individuals and companies to complain.
He noted that with the resurgence of militancy in the Niger Delta, particularly the activities of Niger Delta Avengers, which had led to blowing up of oil facilities and causing disruptions in oil production, Nigeria’s oil production had been destabilised.
According to Mahama, this is the reason Ghana’s electricity supply has taken a dip, noting: “We have recently suffered some generational problems. I held a stakeholders’ meeting with all those involved in the power sector. Because of sabotage in Nigeria on the terminals, crude oil that we ordered last month has not arrived; and so, it has created some generational problem for us.”
The President, however, assured Ghanaians that things would be normalised soon, saying: “We are taking steps every day to ensure that Ghana has security when it comes to power.”
