Ursula Owusu-Ekuful, Minister of Communications and Digitalization, was midway through a news conference when something unexpected occurred.
Highlighting the new effort, which she claims intends to provide inexpensive 5G mobile broadband services throughout Ghana, was the main purpose of the program.
Suspicions about how the business awarded the 5G network rollout contract was founded just one week before getting the contract would also be addressed by the Ministry in the aftermath.
Mrs. Owusu-Ekuful stated during the occasion on Thursday, May 30, that the company was founded especially for this reason as there was not yet a neutral infrastructure provider capable of managing the rollout.
The government, she added, worked with Ascend Digital, K-NET, Radisys, Nokia, and Tech Mahindra, with cooperation from all Ghanaian mobile network operators, beginning with AT and Telecel, to create the new special purpose company known as Next-Gen InfraCo (NGIC).
But the electricity went out as she was giving the justification for the new alliance.
It took roughly five minutes for the outage to end.
Following the restoration of power, the Minister expressed regret for the interruption and proceeded with her speech.
Many Ghanaians have expressed anxiety over the past few months due to the unpredictable nature of the electricity supply.
Actress Yvonne Nelson is among the celebrities who have organized a protest against the current state of affairs, which has put locals and businesses in a dire situation.”
The ‘Youth for Asanteman’ organization organized a protest in Kumasi on April 18, 2024, demanding a load-shedding schedule in response to previous unexplained power outages.
The demonstrators, who were dressed in red and black, forced the Energy Ministry and the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) to guarantee a steady supply of electricity.
Following President Akufo-Addo’s dedication of the Kumasi 1 Thermal Power Plant, which was intended to increase access to electricity, a protest was organized.
