General News of Tuesday, 26 March 2019Source: classfmonline.comProbe pylon destruction – JinaporFormer Deputy Minister of Power, Mr John JinaporA former deputy minister of power, Mr John Jinapor, has said investigations should be conducted into the alleged destruction of some pylons near the head office of state power transmitter Ghana Grid Company Limited (GRIDCo), which led to power cuts in some part of the country on Monday, 25 March 2019. Mr Jinapor told Kwabena Prah Jnr (The Don) on Ghana Yensom on Accra 100.5FM on Tuesday, 26 March 2019 that those who committed the act should be arrested and dealt with. Meanwhile, the Energy Minister, Mr John Peter Amewu, has condemned the destruction of the pylons, describing the perpetrators as “thieves” and “animals”. Mr Amewu, who inspected the destruction in the course of the day, pointed out that there were measures to protect such installations and other strategic national assets. Mr Amewu said they have detected that all the pylons along that particular stretch have “chemicals placed around them” with the intention to “destroy them in the future”.

Source: GhanaWeb March 26, 2019 09:22 UTC