Energy Minister, John-Peter Amewu
Energy Minister John-Peter Amewu has condemned the recent attack on Power Distribution Services (PDS) staff at Kokrobite in the Ga South Municipality in Greater Accra Region.
He warned that persons who take the law into their hands and engage in acts of lawlessness must be brought to book.
He explained that 39-year-old Gershon Asiedu, who had his nose slashed, was in Kokrobite with a team to work and restore electricity to the community.
“This gentleman who was slashed with cutlass went there with a noble mind…I mean, with a very good intention, to make sure that power is area.ored but ended up being attacked.
“It’s quiet unfortunate. The law enforcement agency is taking the issue seriously and of course, the gentleman will not be spared,” he said.
John-Peter Amewu made these remarks when the Chief of Kokrobite, Nii Ayinsah Sasraku III, Assemblyman for Kokrobite Saka Allotey, and some opinion leaders paid a visit to him to brief him about the incident and also to apologise for what had happened.
He indicated that staff of PDS are service providers and therefore called on Ghanaians, to see them as such and desist from attacking them, when they see them in their communities.
Nii Ayinsah Sakraku III assured the minister that they would help the police to apprehend the perpetrator so that he would be made to face the full rigours of the law.
Assemblyman for Kokrobite, Hon. Saka Allotey who spoke to energynewsafrica.com after the meeting said they would ensure that the unfortunate incident does not repeat itself in the area.
