Staff of the Volta River Authority (VRA) have embarked on a protest at the VRA headquarters over the proposed merger between the VRA and the Bui Power Authority.
The group believes this move will undermine the operations of the VRA
The VRA senior staff received support from members of the Public Services Workers Union (PSWU) of the Trades Union Congress (TUC) for this protest.
Prior to the protest, VRA staff had threatened a nationwide strike as government moved to privatize assets of the authority.
The government of Ghana has proposed a draft bill that seeks to merge the VRA with the Bui Power Authority.
The proposed draft bill aims to merge VRA with Bui Power Authority, combine the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) with the Northern Electricity Distribution Company (NEDCo), and establish an independent Thermal Power Authority, according to a statement from staff of the VRA.
Theophilus Tetteh Ahia, Chairman of the VRA Senior Staff Association, called for the immediate withdrawal of the merger bill.
“Our demand is just for the bill to be withdrawn for a peaceful existence. Because VRA has been established for all these years…The bill that has been laid in parliament should be withdrawn and that is all we are looking for.
We will continue praying seeking the face of God and we will do everything possible to resist it,” he stated.
