Samuel Dubik Mahama

ECG Lost Up To GH₵500m Due To Ransomware Attack – Dubik Mahama
29 Aug

ECG Lost Up To GH₵500m Due To Ransomware Attack – Dubik Mahama

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The Managing Director of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG), Samuel Dubik Mahama, has revealed that the company lost between GH₵400 million and GH₵500 million due to a ransomware attack. In an interview with Bernard Avle on The Point of View on Channel One TV, Dubik Mahama confirmed the Vice President’s earlier statement and detailed the severe impact the ransomware had on ECG’s operations. Mahama explained that the attack occurred during a critical period when the company was undergoing an operational turnaround, which involved upgrading and fixing their systems. “Don’t forget that, within those periods, we were going through an operational turnaround, where we were fixing…
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This Job Has Jeopardised My Family’s Safety – ECG Boss Reveals
05 Mar

This Job Has Jeopardised My Family’s Safety – ECG Boss Reveals

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Samuel Dubik Mahama, the Managing Director of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG), has shared deep concerns about the impact of his role on the safety and well-being of his family. In an interview on JoyNews' PM Express, Mr. Mahama revealed that threats to his life have escalated since assuming the position, putting the safety of his children and family in jeopardy. "Doing this job is not the easiest thing, your life is being threatened, and to put the lives of your children and family in limbo it's not fair. And these are things that have been happening to me,"…
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ECG Caught In Over US$145m Procurement Breaches – Audit Report
31 Jul

ECG Caught In Over US$145m Procurement Breaches – Audit Report

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The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has been caught in procurement breaches worth over $145 million, according to the Auditor-General. The board and management of the power distributor failed to obey the Public Procurement Act in signing 50 contracts to procure 862,750 meters and its accessories between 2016 and 2021. According to the 2022 Performance Audit Report of the Auditor General on the Management of Meters by the Electricity Company Limited, ECG failed to consider legal processes of value for money by ensuring transparency and competitiveness in the tender process. A graphic.com.gh report on the issue read in part: "Though…
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