Mr. Logic
Amid growing concerns over the recent power outages, entertainment pundit, Emmanuel Barnes, popularly known as Mr. Logic, has voiced his perspective on the matter, attributing the issue to rampant electricity theft rather than infrastructure shortcomings.
Speaking during a discussion on United Showbiz, Mr. Logic shed light on what he perceives as the root cause of the country’s energy woes.
In his candid assessment, Mr. Logic pointed to the prevalence of ‘electricity thefts’ in the system as a significant contributing factor to the nation’s power challenges. He emphasised that the scale of illicit electricity consumption outweighs legitimate usage, exacerbating the strain on the country’s power supply.
“If a woman cooks with 15 pieces of meat for 15 children and one of them steals ten pieces of meat, how can the remaining five pieces of meat be shared among the remaining 14 people? That’s our situation in Ghana now,” Mr. Logic asserted, drawing a vivid analogy to illustrate the imbalance caused by electricity theft.
“When my lights go off, I check if it’s coming from the ECG or it’s my prepaid meter. I am not bothered. As for the power outages (dumsor), we will all experience it, but we have to be responsible citizens,” Mr. Logic emphasised, advocating for a collective action in addressing the issue.