Story: News Desk  

The Staff Groups of the Volta River Authority (VRA) have announced plans to petition President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo over a proposal to merge the authority with the Bui Power Authority, the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) with the Northern Electricity Distribution Company (NEDCo), and to establish an independent Thermal Power Authority from VRA’s thermal plants.

The groups, who opposed the merger, argued that the proposed changes were  merely an attempt to lease the authority to cronies.

Chairman of the Senior Staff Association of VRA, Theophilus Tetteh Ahia, told the media  they would use all legal means to stop the merger.

“We are Ghanaians and we are major stakeholders in this and we are going to use all legitimate forces within our means, all the legal processes that we have to ensure that Ghanaians are not shortchanged.

“We cannot fold our hands and allow anything Ghana to be sold to the highest bidder. We are going to resist this [merger].

“We are coming out to petition TUC because the little information we have is that they have also not been consulted. We are going to petition the President to tell the President that we think that this issue is not in the best interest of Ghanaians.

“But we want Ghanaians to know that we are not interested and we are not in favour of this legislation and then the sale of the VRA Thermal Plant.”