Editorial
National Unity Is What We Need
One Important Thing That Is Necessary For The Development Of This Country Is Unity On The Part Of Everyone In Order To Ensure That We Are Able To Get To Our Destination Socially, Economically And Politically.
Division In Any Form Must Be Eschewed By Everyone And All Groups Of People.
We All Need To Study The Purpose Of Peace As A Vehicle For Socioeconomic Development In The Country.
It Is, Indeed, Very Surprising That We Hear Of Conflicts, Disagreements And Fighting In Different Parts Of The Country. Such Negative Tendencies Ought To Be Avoided So That Together We Can Live In Peace And Harmony.
Any Time We Allow Divisions To Occur Among Our People, The Clock Of Progress Becomes Retarded.
In Our Socioeconomic Dispensation, We Expect Our Chieftaincy Institutions To Unite And Come Together For A Common Purpose. Our Chiefs And Elders Must Always Support The Truth And Refrain From Intervening In Matters That Could Go Against The Travesty Of Justice.
At The Same Time, All Ghanaians Must First See Themselves As Belonging To The Country First And Foremost Before Any Other Considerations.
Our Identity As Ghanaians Must Run Paramount To Any Other Things In The Country.
We Also Expect People Of Various Faiths To See Themselves As One People With A Common Destiny.
If This Is Done, Unnecessary Disagreements And Conflicts Would Not Occur.
This Explains Why Various Ethnic Conflicts In Different Parts Of The Country Should Be Seen As Needless. These Conflicts Do Not Promote Socioeconomic Development.
It Is Also Important To Note That Political Actors Must See Themselves As Friends Or Brothers And Sisters But Not Enemies. Each Political Group Must Feel Free To Come Out With Its Ideas Without Fear Or Favour.
It Is Also Important For These Political Parties To Refrain From Insults And Atrocious Attacks.
They Must Come Out With Programmes That Are Convincing Enough To Influence People For Their Votes
Ghana Is A Beautiful Country That Must Be Maintained As Such For The Present And Future Generations. The Children Yet Unborn Must All Come To Experience The Culture Of Unity So That As One People, We Will Be Able To Attain National Progress, Development And Unity.
We All Have A Responsibility Towards This Purpose. For This Reason, We Must All Be Responsible Towards Each Other In A Peaceful And Cordial Manner.
Our Parliamentarians Are Included In This Desire Even In The Light Of Enjoyment Of Parliamentary Immunity, Which Can Exempt Them From Certain Sanctions. Let Each Of Us Work Hard Towards The Attainment Of Unity, This Invaluable Ingredient Of National Development, For The Positive Transformation Of This Noble Country.
Editorial
ECG PowerApp: A mixed bag of technical issues, uncredited payment concerns
Dear Editor,
On February 18, 2020, the former Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, launched the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) PowerApp, a mobile application designed in-house by staff of ECG.
It was to improve its service delivery to its customers.
The development of the app also meant that customers of ECG would now have the opportunity to purchase power and pay bills using their mobile phones.
That means customers of ECG would no longer have to join long queues to purchase power, but could now do that at their own convenience and in the comfort of their homes.
According to the Communication Officer, the PowerApp has increased annual revenue growth for the company.
He said as of April 2024, the new application system had increased its annual revenue growth by 128 per cent as compared to the old system at negative seven per cent.
Despite these reasons for which the app was developed and the benefits it has brought to ECG, there have been growing concerns among a section of the public on its use.
Some have argued that they were not credited after using the app to recharge their prepaid meter while the money was deducted from their MoMo accounts.
Such experience has made some customers vow not use the app to recharge their prepaid meters but rather go to prepaid vendors nearby to purchase credit. Some are even prepared to travel to far places to purchase prepaid credits.
I think such experience does not speak well of ECG because it could affect public trust in the company in its service delivery. This is the more reason why the ECG has to take the concerns raised by its customers seriously.
Kofi Bruce,
Mampong
Editorial
Our women can deliver
Dear Editor,
I write to congratulate the women that have so far caught the attention of President John Dramani Mahama for ministerial appointment.
So far, over 10 women have been vetted already and they all gave a very good account of themselves and I hope that they perform to the best of their abilities.
This is a good sign from President Mahama who demonstrated a strong resolve to provide an enabling environment for the women to be part of decision making by choosing a woman as his Vice President.
And true to his word, a number of women have been appointed in ministerial positions and others as presidential staffers.
I believe the other appointments to come would also have women making the cut.
This would be a morale booster for the young women out there who thinks that their position is the kitchen or in a man’s house as a wife.
This is a clear case of women given the urge to aim to rise above what society and traditional norms have set for them. I wish them well.
Maame Atta,
Kokompe
