Ghana: VRA Senior Staff demo against proposed merger bill before parliament

 Senior staff of the Volta River Authority (VRA) yesterday stormed Parliament, to demand the immediate withdrawal of bills proposing a merger between the VRA and Bui Power Authority.

This protest follows assurances from the Minister of State at the Energy Min­istry, Herbert Krapah, that the govern­ment would no longer pursue the bills in Parliament.

According to the staff, the proposed merger is a veiled attempt to privatise the assets of both VRA and Bui Power…