General News of Friday, 24 May 2019Source: kasapafmonline.comApologize to Lower Manya Krobo residents – MP urges Regional MinisterEastern Regional Minister, Eric Kwakye DarfuorThe Eastern Regional Minister, Eric Kwakye Darfuor has incurred the wrath of aggrieved power consumers at Lower Manya Krobo following his comment that electricity cannot be consumed for free and that residents who cannot afford should go off the national grid. The residents including the Member of Parliament for Lower Manya Krobo, Ebenezer Okletey Terlabi have urged the Eastern Regional Minister to apologize for his unsavoury comments. Eastern Regional Minister, Eric Kwakye Darfuor has condemned agitating residents at Krobo area following recurring clashes between locals and Police over PDS mass disconnection exercise. But the livid Member of Parliament in an interview said the Regional Minister must do the honourable thing of apologizing to the good people of Krobo. Let them go back review, bring the bill and Lower Manya people are prepared to pay electricity bills but we are prepared to pay realistic bills period.”

Source: GhanaWeb May 24, 2019 10:53 UTC