I Urge All Ghanaians To Exercise Discipline In The Use Of Water And Electricity – Prez Akufo-Addo To Ghanaians

His Excellency Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, who remains the president of Ghana has urged all Ghanaians to exercise discipline in the use of water and electricity as he has pronounced it free in the next three months.

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In the president’s statement in his sixth Coronavirus broadcast on Thursday, April 9, 2020, he hinted that Ghanaians will enjoy free water and electricity for the next three months.

In his address, he said:

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“We have decided further measures of mitigation for Ghanaians for the next three months. The Government will fully absorb electricity bills for the poorest of the poor, i.e.: lifeline consumers. This will cover persons who consume 0 to 50-kilowatt hours per month for this period. This forms part of relief interventions by the state amid the novel coronavirus pandemic. Other categories of consumers will enjoy a 50 percent discount within the same period. For all other consumers, residential and commercial, the government will absorb 50 percent of your electricity bill for this period using your March 2020 bill as the benchmark.”

The president further stressed that;

“Nevertheless, I urge all Ghanaians to exercise discipline in the use of water and electricity,”

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