John Abdulai Jinapor the Minister of Energy and Green Transition has accused the Minority in Parliament of ‘setting him up’ on his 2.6-day fuel cover comment.
The minority in parliament has accused the energy minister of prioritising media headlines over addressing the persistent challenges facing the energy sector.
However reacting to the minority, John Jinapor revealed that he was called by the minority to brief them on the energy situation and they brought the media to cover the briefing.
Speaking on Good Morning Ghana, John Jinapor narrated, “I am surprised by the Minority. I was in my office working when they invited me to brief them on the state of Ghana’s energy situation, the challenges and what we are doing to address them. As Minister, I obliged. I went to give the briefing, and they brought in the press to cover it. The press reported on it, and now the same Minority is asking why the Minister is talking.
I did not invite the press, nor was I seeking publicity. They brought the press and I provided the facts, our debt situation, fuel reserves, generating capacity, and our interventions to address the inherited challenges”.
He added, “In providing the data, I stated that we had two days and six hours’ worth of light crude oil for one of the plants. I didn’t say there would be load shedding. I didn’t say a crisis was imminent. I even mentioned that we had imported 450,000 barrels of light crude oil to supplement our current stock.
But for some reason, some media outlets focused on the ‘two days, six hours’ part and portrayed it as though a crisis was looming. As Minister, I had to correct that narrative and reassure the public that while the reserve was indeed 2.6 days, there was no cause for alarm as additional fuel was on the way”.
John Jinapor continued, “Then the same Minority held a press conference and accused me of talking too much. They even demanded that I publish a load-shedding timetable, despite the fact that at the meeting, I had given them data on our generation capacity and demand. I also informed them that, in order to meet local demand, we had reduced electricity exports to virtually zero.
“If we are not shedding the load, how do you publish a load-shedding timetable?” he questioned.
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NPP ‘set me up’ but… – @JohnJinapor hits back at Minority & clarifies 2.6 days fuel cover comment#GoodMorningGhana #MetroTV pic.twitter.com/3wJbCLxQHi
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