General News of Saturday, 27 August 2016Source: Myjoyonline.comECG staff court public support in the fight against privatizationAggrieved ECG staff in KumasiWorkers of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) are courting support from Ghanaians in protest of government’s decision to cede the company to a private investor. Staff of the company who on are on a three-day sit-down strike across the country says they will persist until the citizenry joins them in the fight. They say the proposed deal amounts to selling the company at the expense of their jobs and attendant bad impact on consumers. ECG staff in the Ashanti Region spotting red outfits massed up at the regional office amid drumming, dancing and chants of disagreement on Friday. Noah Arthur Maclean who represents the youth of the worker's group said “Ghanaians should understand what is happening.

Source: GhanaWeb August 27, 2016 06:00 UTC