On Tuesday, May 8, 2018, the Board of the GCMC directed Ms. Essiam to step aside moments after a meeting it held at the Robin Hood Hotel in Accra. The directive was in the wake of the rift between the two parties over some of the management decisions sanctioned by Ms. Essiam since assuming the post last year. The board asked that all contracts entered into by Ms. Essiam be put on hold pending investigations. But Ms. Essiam in a swift response urged the public to disregard the directive of the Board since she was still at post. Her position was corroborated by the State Enterprises Commission (SEC) following a statement by the Ministry of Energy that announced as null and void the suspension of Ms. Essiam.

Source: GhanaWeb May 12, 2018 11:26 UTC