Staff of the Accra East branch of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) on Monday, April 26, 2021, embarked on a two-hour-sit-down strike in protest against, Kwame Agyeman Budu, the Managing Director of the company.
The two-hour-sit-down strike commenced from 8am to 10am in the morning.
The workers demanded for the immediate removal of Mr Agyeman Budu as the company’s MD arguing that he is incompetent and his continuous stay in office will result in the collapse the company.
The ECG workers last two weeks initiated agitations asking for the removal of the MD.
According to the workers, mainly from the junior and senior staff association, Mr Agyeman-Budu is ‘mismanaging’ ECG, hence the request for his removal.
But reacting to the workers agitation, Mr Agyeman-Budu, described the accusations and allegations against him as untrue.
He insisted the company, under his leadership initiated the one-day, one-service for new meters for customers.
He said claims that he did not approve the provision of adequate materials for the company’s operations is because there had been shortages due to the COVID-19 pandemic, adding that most companies from whom they buy the materials folded up and are not producing.
According to him, accusations of lack of accessories for vendors are also unfounded because ECG does not procure accessories for vendors. Mr. Agyeman-Budu said it is also not true that he stopped revenue mobilisation in June 2020, explaining that government subsidized electricity for some months and instructed that no form of revenue or disconnection of power should be done, with other companies like VRA, Ghana Water, and GRiDco, also adhering to the directives.
On allegations of sidelining his three deputies, Mr. Agyeman-Budu said it is false that he did not involve them in decision making, since the Deputy Managing Director of Finance and Deputy Managing Director Human Resource are always around to advice and make positive suggestions.
