Audio By Carbonatix
The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) says the Finance Ministry and Economic and Organised Crime Office(EOCO) may soon be disconnected from the national grid for failing to pay their bills.
According to the power distribution company, the two state-owned organisations owe to the tune of ¢421,038.02.
This revelation comes after the task force on Tuesday disconnected the power supply to the Ghana Airport Company Limited (GACL) and parts of the Kotoka International Airport (KIA), which owed over ¢48 million.
Speaking on Joy FM’s Top Story, the task force leader, Steven Larbi Siaw, said that no indebted institution will be spared during the revenue mobilisation exercise.
“So, as you already know, we’ve been tasked. We’ve been around to make sure that the indebtedness of the ECG is brought down. So as we’ve been tasked to go ahead, we’re doing just that.
“By either taking the debt that they’re indebted to us, or we make sure that we disengage the supply, for them to follow up to the office to talk to our leaders,” he said.
Mr Siaw further mentioned the public and private entities next in line for possible disconnections should they fail to clear their debt as soon as possible.
“We have Ghana Education Service, Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Communication Data, UN Development Programme and EOCO and Internal Audit,” the Leader identified.
The task force has been embarking on an aggressive revenue mobilisation drive in a desperate bid to recover millions of cedis owed by public and private institutions.
On Monday, the Accra Sports Stadium and La Palm Beach Hotel were not spared in the exercise.
The said entities are said to be indebted to the tune of ¢508,087.37 and ¢192,073.62 respectively.
Meanwhile, Mr Larbi-Siaw says the team will stop at nothing until all monies owed are retrieved.
Latest Stories
-
New Year begins with 15.92% water and 9.86% electricity tariff hikes
15 minutes -
TUC, PURC call for calm amid power tariff concerns, assure public of stakeholder engagement
18 minutes -
New VAT is a game changer for Ghana’s revenue collection – GRA Boss
53 minutes -
Adom FM’s Strictly Highlife comes off today at Palms Convention Centre
59 minutes -
Relive the 90s: Joy FM’s 90’s Jam takes over this Friday
1 hour -
Relieve Ato Forson of Defence role to protect fiscal discipline – Franklin Cudjoe to Mahama
2 hours -
Ghana at a ‘critical crossroads’, must mentor youth in integrity – Duffuor
3 hours -
Foreign Affairs Minister completes rollout of Passport Application Centres in all regional capitals
3 hours -
Deputy Foreign Affairs Minister commissions Passport Application Centre in Goaso
3 hours -
Choose people and planet over war – UN Secretary-General’s New Year message to world leaders
3 hours -
Police nab suspect over foiled gold robbery plot at Manso Abrense
4 hours -
Philadelphia Church camp meeting causes massive gridlock on Accra-Kumasi Highway
4 hours -
“Truth with danger saves generations” — Dr Duffuor urges integrity-led renewal in New Year message
4 hours -
Gold boosts Cedi to shatter 30-year losing streak
4 hours -
Zelensky says peace deal is 90% ready in New Year address
6 hours
