The Director of the Northern Electricity Department of the Volta River Authourity (VRA/NED), Engineer John Nuworklu, has appealed to residents of the three Northern Regions where rampant bush fires exist during the dry season, to desist from the act since it thwarts the effort of the company in its attempt to supply power to every Ghanaian.
According to him, the indiscriminate bush burning during the dry season by hunters, fulani herdsmen and other people, was causing the company to loose huge sums of money through the destruction of electricity poles which were very costly to procure for expansion activities.
Addressing staff of the company who gathered in Tamale to mark the VRA/NED's 50th anniversary celebration, Mr. Nuworklu therefore, called on concerned citizens in the Upper West, Upper East and Northern Regions most especially traditional authourities and Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies (MMDAs) to support the agency to deal with the bush fires situation in the area so as to enable it extend electricity to those who have not benefited from it yet.
He also disclosed that, plans were afoot to introduce solar energy to complement the other sources of power supply, urging the public to make judicious use of electricity available to them.
The Director of VRA/NED however said that, he considered the constant supply of electricity to Ghanaians over the past 50 years as a major achievement despite serious challenges it faced.
The Golden Jubilee celebration of the VRA/NED was marked with fun games for staff drawn from Tamale, Bolgatanga, Wa, Techiman and Sunyani as well as the head office in Accra.
They competed in games such as football, volleyball, tug-of-peace, ludo, draft, cards among others.
The anniversary was aimed at taking stock of activities of the company in the past five decades and to launch into the future by mapping out a clear direction for the years ahead.
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