Ursula Owusu-Ekuful to appear before parliament over ongoing internet disruptions

Ursula Owusu-Ekuful, Minister of Communications and Digitalisation, is scheduled to appear before Parliament on Monday to address the ongoing internet outages that have stirred public frustration.

Her appearance in the House will provide a platform for her to share government’s interventions in addressing the issue, following requests from some MPs for her presence and explanations.

Addressing Parliament on Friday, March 15, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, the MP representing North Tongu, stressed the importance of summoning the minister to inform Parliament about the government’s measures to mitigate the national security threat.

“The Ghana Telecommunication Chamber and the telcos have all issued statements pleading with their subscribers to bear with them. They say that there have been multiple submarine fibre optic cables disruptions in the high seas, and we do not know the extent of the distractions, and this is a national security issue.

“I want to appeal that the communications minister comes to tell us what the government is doing to help restore normalcy, so that we can have access to the internet and our data services,” he said.

Sarah Adwoa Safo, the MP for Dome-Kwabenya, also expressed the need for the government to update the country on measures taken to restore services.

“Members of our constituencies are equally worried as we are, especially with the Mobile Money operators. So, I will plead with the Majority Leader to schedule the Minister for Communication to come and rightfully and thoroughly address the House on the issues that are at stake, so that we can understand it better,” she stated.

Story by Y. Adjapong