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The Energy Distribution Service (PDS) workers want the government to provide evidence to support fraud claims made against the company in the dealership deal.
Public Service Workers Union (PUWU) General Secretary Michael Nyantayi said in an interview with Joy FM's Top Story that after carefully following the recent developments, everything indicated that no illegality has occurred. Had been committed by the PDS.
PDS has taken over some of the badets and activities of the GEC, including the distribution of electricity service in all GEC operational areas in Ghana.
The new arrangement is expected to reduce distribution losses to a minimum, while providing improved electricity services to Ghanaians.
However, the government announced Wednesday evening without ceremony that the PDS the right to distribute power has been suspended.
"The decision follows the detection of substantive and substantial breaches of PDS's obligations in the provision of payment guarantees (demand guarantees) for transactions discovered during subsequent audits," said a government.
The publication further revealed that the Ghana Electricity Company had been tasked with performing the tasks of the PDS until it was suspended. All PDS accounts have also been frozen.
InfMinister of Communications Kojo Oppong-Nkrumah announced the suspension
But the workers do not agree with the government's decision.
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Nyantakyi said the government's claims over the concession are not large enough to justify a suspension of the contract.
"So far, I do not see how the PDS acted fraudulently. Because it was revealed that the premium meant to guarantee the guarantee had been paid by PDS.
"But if they can not flee the actions of their agent, it does not create the perception that it is a company that acts with fraudulent intent," he said. -he declares.
He sees the government's reaction as a rush and would have preferred the problem to be treated more meticulously than at present.
"If we take our time – unless we think that where we have arrived we do not want to continue with this concession, so we want to find a way to end the agreement and we have seen an opportunity and we want We stick to it and break all the agreement. "
He said that the developments had confused the minds of the workers because they did not know who they were working for – PDS or ECG.
While the workers were asked to remain calm, "who really launches fire or who gives directions on what to do," Mr. Nyantakyi questioned.
According to him, the government has not yet communicated with the workers on the way forward, a situation that creates a lot of tension and an unhealthy environment.
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The Minister of Information badured that there would be no interruption of electricity distribution during the period of taking over the ECG while investigations are continuing. .
He added that salaries would not be affected, but Nyantakyi doubted that this would be possible.
"The payment of salaries has been encouraging since the installation of PDS. July wages were paid a week ago. The crucial problem is that of the month of August, when the PDS no longer has access to funds.
If this is also taken care of, the secretary general said that the operation of the company is not just a payment of wages.
"What about other activities related to the daily supply and distribution of energy to different customers? What happens if staff have to go to the field or if equipment is needed?
"These are arrangements that, in our opinion, should have been properly described before the freeze of accounts, so that things go smoothly and there is no pause", he added.
He revealed that some institutions that deal with PDS are already reluctant to deal with staff, who does not know what will be the fate of the company.
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