Comedian Derick Kobina Bonney has waded into the online back-and-forth over Ghana’s power situation, taking aim at actor Prince David Osei for his criticism of President John Dramani Mahama.
The exchange was sparked by a post Osei shared on X on April 27, 2026, where he linked Mahama’s time in office to recurring outages. He argued that each period of the president’s leadership has been associated with dumsor, even as electricity costs continue to bite.
DKB has rejected that framing, suggesting the actor’s intervention is less about public concern and more about political alignment. In his view, the outages narrative ignores how the issue evolved over different administrations.
He maintained that the power crisis had been brought under control before Mahama exited office during his earlier tenure, and pointed to the period that followed as the point when load-shedding resurfaced without a clear recovery plan.
“Yes, he has seen an opportunistic chance to speak. JM solved dumsor before leaving power. Your NPP sent us back to dumsor, without a timetable,” the comedian fired back on X.
He went on to challenge Osei’s silence during what he described as a more stable period in power supply under Mahama.
“When JM kept the light on for one year straight, couldn’t you pass a comment? Or you had a sore throat?” he asked.
Aside from the political sparring, DKB downplayed the current disruptions as part of ongoing technical work rather than a leadership failure, stating, “It’s a system upgrade, Masa.”
On the operational front, John Abdulai Jinapor said on Monday, April 27, that progress had been made at the Ghana Grid Company substation in Akosombo. Two generating units are back online, adding about 280 megawatts to the national grid. A third unit is expected soon, with all six projected to be running by the end of the week.
Check their posts below.
Now, it suffices to say that the name Mahama has become synonymous with DUMSOR. From the 2012–2016 power crisis, which crippled homes and businesses nationwide, to 2025-2027…. Every tenure of President Mahama has been significantly marked and burdened by DUMSOR! But Yet, despite…
— H.E Prince David Osei (@PrinceDavidOsei) April 27, 2026
Yes, he has seen an opportunistic chance to speak.
— DKB GHANA (@dkbghana) April 27, 2026
JM solved dumsor before leaving power.
Your NPP sent us back to dumsor, without a time table😂
When JM kept the light on for 1year straight, couldn't you pass a comment? Or you had sore throat? 😂
It's a system upgrade masa! https://t.co/sPhjceokl8
