Prophet Ebenezer Adarkwa Yiadom, popularly known as Opambour, the Founder of the Ebenezer Miracle Worship Centre has backed the Energy Sector Levy commonly known as the dumsor levy.
According to Opambour, the Mahama-led government should have rather charged 2 cedis instead of the 1 cedi.
The man of God is quoted by Metro TV to have stated, “ Charge 2 Ghana cedis, not 1 cedi”.
The Energy Sector Levy Amendment Bill 2025 introduces a GH¢1 increase in the levy on petroleum products.
President John Mahama has since assented to the Energy Sector Levy.
John Mahama upon assenting to it asserted that energy sector debt has been the actual scale of economic growth and sustainability for many years.
According to him, the Energy Sector Levy is to eliminate the energy sector debts and stop the crisis in the energy sector.
Speaking when he was about to assent to the Act on Thursday, June 5, 2025, he detailed, Energy Sector Levy Amendment Act 2025. The energy sector debt has been the actual scale of economic growth and sustainability for many years. And there have been many attempts to try to resolve it from the time of the (sic) Levy to the Energy Sector Levy Act, ESLA. Today, we are signing the Energy Sector Levy Amendment Act.
“All this in a view to trying to eliminate the energy sector debts and stop the crisis in the energy sector, and create an energy sector that delivers lower tariffs and better service for our people. I wish to pledge to the Ghanaian people that we are determined to solve this energy sector crisis once and for all and resolve the issue of the energy sector debt, with the recent performance of the Ghanaian economy,” he stated.
Mahama added, “This act that has been christened the D-Levy will not be forever. It is a temporary solution to try and resolve our crisis in the power sector. And I’ll sign it now, but I’m sure that by the grace of God, we’ll resolve the energy sector crisis and we’ll be able to relieve Ghanaians of the levy that I’ve just sent. So, I hereby append my signature to the bill”.
Meanwhile, the Ghana Private Road Transport Union (GPRTU) has threatened a nationwide strike on Tuesday, June 10 following the introduction of a GH¢1 levy on petroleum products.
The GPRTU have voiced the collective outrage of over 200,000 drivers and vehicle owners nationwide.
According to the GPRTU, the new levy is a unilateral decision taken with consultation.
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I agree
His church members would be the ones paying for him but I agree pic.twitter.com/iVIXVXpKeI— For The Records (@ForTheRecordsGh) June 6, 2025
