"I used to buy GHS350 prepaid before the month ends. I have three barbering shops and each consumes about GHS350 every month. If I increase my prices, customers will leave. So I adjusted my prices slightly, but by the end of the month, after paying my light bill and other

“At my bar, GH¢500–600 used to cover electricity for the whole month. Now I spend GH¢1,500–1,600. The painful part is travelling for a funeral and returning to spoiled drinks because of frequent power outages.” — Bar owner #JoyNewsFocus || #JoyDigital

“Look at these bills, postpaid, too high! I have kids’ fees to pay, and with these costs, even home life suffers. I barely make any profit from my cold store.” — Cold store owner on electricity bills #JoyNewsFocus || #JoyDigital

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Dear Government and its people, The People’s Forum is not meant to cause disaffection. It is meant to amplify the voice of the people you govern. Pick feedback from them and factor into your policy making. It’s better to look at things that way. We thank you for your attention!

[15-MIN VIDEO]: The government and its allies’ continuous chorus of an untruth about a supposed ‘mandatory’ quarterly increment in utility tariffs as an embedded condition in the May 2023 IMF agreement has gained some traction and many uninformed Ghanaians have become victims of

ICYM: Watch a repeat of broadcast on Varnishing Power Units from The People’s Forum. youtube.com/live/kis3VMlie… via YouTube

The government must be honest and stop pretending it’s unaware of the varnishing power units. If ECG increases its Scaled Block Charges--benchmark charge rate for various user categories--this high within 14 months then this is a government-caused issue. Ghanaians deserve better

Ghanaian youth are crying out under the weight of killer ECG bills! Prepaid meters dey chop our wallets faster than our hustle can catch up. Students dey sit in darkness, small businesses dey shut, and families dey choose between food and light. Government fit show nice stats,

Students wake up in their hostels, squints at their prepaid meters--GH¢50 gone overnight. They sigh, “Chale, this life hard.” Walk to the school office and sees the new fee schedule; hostel fee +20%, school fee up too. Their phones buzz: “Prepaid credit exhausted” Back in their

The People’s Forum petitions the purcghana to implement a further 10% reduction in electricity tariffs, maintain or freeze tariffs increases beyond 2026, accelerate meter recalibration, and engage in a stakeholder forum to listen to the people to solicit feedback. #ThePeoplesForum

[10-MIN VIDEO]:Ghanaians now feel extremely disappointed over President Mahama’s glaring inconsistencies on the fight against galamsey. This current excuse and posturing gives no assurance of political will to deal with this situation. The signs were all over when he was

In addition to the unfair treatment of President Akufo-Addo, the wider Ghanaian population and future generations have been subjected to gross injustice by this government. The Aowin MP whose traditional rulers prohibited him from their land due to his involvement in illegal

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It seems the government in Accra is saying they’ve sent money for cocoa purchases, but farmers are hearing from purchasing clerks and LBCs that they don’t have the funds and have turned down payments. Now, there’s even more worry about cocoa prices dropping further, which is

Ghanaians are now living in pain, and the government caused it. No matter if you use your lights or not, your prepaid meter eats your credit fast. A consumer buys power, travels after two days, and comes back a week later to see all the credit gone, food in the fridge spoilt. At