A former Managing Director of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG), Ing Samuel Boakye- Appiah, has revealed that there were several attempts by some people to get him out of office.
Speaking in an exclusive interview with energynewsafrica.com, Ing Samuel Boakye-Appiah said plots to get him out of office were too much for him to bear.
“Every day, I got some kind of information about my removal and I don’t think it augers well,” he said in pain.
Asked what could be the possible reason for the attempt to get him out, Ing Samuel Boakye-Appiah responded: “Some people didn’t just want me to be there,” adding, “it is one challenge I had to manage.”
Continuing, Ing Samuel Boakye-Appiah said apart from the internal machinations that he had to deal with, he also suffered blackmail from a section of Ghanaian journalists.
He said one journalist demanded Gh¢5 million (US $611,000) from him to trash a supposed negative story about him.
Ing Samuel Boakye-Appiah, who did not want to go into the details of the supposed negative story, said he reported the journalist to the Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) and he was dealt with.
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Source: https://energynewsafrica.com
