Former
NPP
member
Hopeson
Adorye
has
revealed
the
reason
behind
the
resignation
of
the
Managing
Director
of
the
Electricity
Company
of
Ghana
(ECG).
According
to
the
now
Movement
for
Change
member,
intense
pressure
on
Samuel
Dubik
Mahama
forced
him
to
resign
from
his
position
as
Managing
director.
During
an
interview,
Hopeson
Adorye
revealed
that
the
government
has
been
making
unreasonable
financial
demands
from
the
ECG
to
be
able
to
fund
its
campaign
ahead
of
the
elections.
“Samuel
Dubik
Mahama
was
under
immense
pressure
from
the
NPP,
not
just
to
manage
the
debts
owed
to
contractors,
but
also
to
make
certain
financial
commitments
for
the
party’s
campaign,”
Adorye
disclosed.
He
further
elaborated
that
these
demands
were
unrealistic,
given
the
growing
financial
strain
within
the
ECG,
largely
due
to
unpaid
debts
to
contractors.
Adorye
claimed
that
the
government’s
mismanagement
imposed
a
significant
debt
burden
on
the
ECG,
forcing
the
firm
to
raise
electricity
costs.
He
claimed
this
was
done
to
recover
monies
owing
to
contractors,
but
the
ECG
boss
was
also
expected
to
“fix”
the
problem,
which
included
raising
funds
for
the
party’s
political
goals.
“The
government’s
incompetence
is
to
blame
for
the
increase
in
tariffs.
They
created
the
debt
and
expected
Mahama
to
clean
it
up
while
meeting
their
unreasonable
financial
expectations,”
Adorye
added.
Faced
with
these
conflicting
pressures,
Samuel
Dubik
Mahama,
according
to
Adorye,
chose
to
resign
to
protect
his
integrity.
“He
refused
to
sacrifice
his
integrity,
and
that’s
why
he
resigned,”
Adorye
said,
asserting
that
Mahama
could
no
longer
bear
the
undue
strain
imposed
on
him
by
the
NPP
leadership.