Former Energy Minister Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh, widely known as NAPO, has urged the government to focus on fixing Ghana’s ongoing power problems instead of engaging in propaganda and political attacks.
According to him, the challenges in the energy sector are becoming more serious and need urgent, practical solutions that will help reduce the difficulties Ghanaians are facing.
Dr. Opoku Prempeh made these comments in a Facebook post on Friday, May 8, 2026, while responding to allegations made in a viral social media video.
The video claimed that he and some New Patriotic Party (NPP) MPs from the Ashanti Region met district directors of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) and allegedly offered them money to intentionally keep the lights off in their areas.
Rejecting the accusations, the former Energy Minister described the claims as false, baseless and malicious.
He said the government and its communicators should rather concentrate on solving the country’s power crisis instead of turning the issue into politics.
“At a time when Ghanaians are confronted with serious challenges in the power sector, the focus of government and its communicators should be on providing lasting solutions to the crisis and not manufacturing falsehoods, spreading smear narratives, and politicising matters that directly affect the lives of our people,” he said.
Dr. Opoku Prempeh also revealed that he has directed his lawyers to begin legal action against the radio and television station involved, together with the presenter who made the allegations.
“I have therefore instructed my lawyers to commence the necessary legal processes against the radio and television station involved, as well as the presenter responsible for making these claims, to compel them to substantiate these allegations with credible evidence or face the full consequences of the law,” he added.
He stressed that Ghanaians deserve truthful leadership that is committed to solving problems and improving the country’s energy sector rather than spreading false accusations.
