{"id":204599,"date":"2016-04-05T18:42:36","date_gmt":"2016-04-05T18:42:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/?p=204599"},"modified":"2016-04-05T18:42:36","modified_gmt":"2016-04-05T18:42:36","slug":"dumsor-disrupts-mahamas-meeting-with-fisherfolk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=204599","title":{"rendered":"Dumsor disrupts Mahama\u2019s meeting with fisherfolk"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>President John Dramani Mahama&#8217;s meeting with fisherfolk in the Western Region on Tuesday, was disrupted for a few minutes\u00a0after\u00a0the auditorium the event was being held experienced a power outage.<\/p>\n<p>The event, which forms part\u00a0of the President&#8217;s \u2018Accounting to the people\u2019 tour, was taking place\u00a0at the GNAT Hall at Fijai in Takoradi.<\/p>\n<p>President Mahama in his\u00a0recent state of the nation address told Ghanaians he had overcome the power crisis as he promised. The claim has been contested by some energy analysts who say a lot more needs to be done to sustain regular and uninterrupted power supply.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Citi News\u2019<\/strong> Obrempong Yaw Ampofo reported that the event was halted around 5:45pm, when the lights went off as\u00a0the President was addressing the fisherfolk.<\/p>\n<p>He reports that the power outage delayed the programme for some few minutes after which the lights were restored.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-204607 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/mahama-with-fisher-folks-6.jpg\" alt=\"mahama with fisher folks (6)\" width=\"711\" height=\"400\" \/><\/p>\n<p>He said a bit of darkness filled the room\u00a0whilst the\u00a0public address systems were\u00a0affected.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe President had to quietly go back to his seat while they worked at restoring the lights,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Fisherfolk angry over cost of outboard motors<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Obrempong noted that prior to the power outage, the fisher-folk complained bitterly about the cost of outboard motors being distributed to them at a subsidized price by government.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-204605 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/mahama-with-fisher-folks-4.jpg\" alt=\"mahama with fisher folks (4)\" width=\"711\" height=\"400\" \/><\/p>\n<p>According to them, although over thousands of the equipment had been made available to them, they in the Western Region are without it because they cannot afford.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-204604 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/mahama-with-fisher-folks-3.jpg\" alt=\"mahama with fisher folks (3)\" width=\"711\" height=\"400\" \/><\/p>\n<p>President Mahama was accompanied by the Minister for Fisheries, Sherry Ayitey, the Minister of Communications, Dr. Omane Boamah, Deputy Minister of Roads and Highways, Isaac Adjei Mensah, as well as other government functionaries.<\/p>\n<p>President Mahama had earlier commissioned a number of projects in the region and\u00a0performed a ceremony to convert the Takoradi Polytechnic into a technical university.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;<\/p>\n<p>By: Godwin A. 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