Member of Parliament for the Assin South Constituency in the Central Region, John Ntim Fordjour has accused the National Democratic Congress of scamming Ghanaians with the government’s introduction of the Dumsor Levy.
According to Ntim Fordjour, the recently increased Energy Sector Levy dubbed the Dumsor Levy (D-Levy) is far worse the Electronic Levy (E-levy) because drivers will pass on the cost to passengers.
In a social media post on Thursday, June 5, 2025, Ntim Fordjor wondered if Ghanaians would have voted for the NDC and president John Dramani Mahama if they have written in their manifesto that they will be introducing Dumor Levy.
“On E-Levy, you paid Ghc10 on every Ghc1,000 Momo you sent, yet we all agreed it needed to be abolished. On D-Levy, you’ll pay Ghc83 on every Ghc1,000 of fuel you buy. Was D-Levy part of NDC’s manifesto? Would you have voted for NDC if they promised you that you’ll pay Ghc83 on every Ghc1,000 fuel you buy?
“Drivers and Okada riders will definitely pass this on to passengers. Private car users will be worse off. In the end, our citizens will be ripped off big time, for the votes they cast for NDC. People were unhappy with Ghc10 levy on Ghc1,000 but now will be extremely frustrated having to pay Ghc83 levy on every Ghc1,000 fuel,” part of the post read.
He also called out the NDC for denying the existence of dumsor but now introducing a levy to tackle the problem.
“NDC has disingenuously SCAMMED Ghana with D-Levy! NDC’s Dumsor Levy is far worse than E-Levy that was demonized. NDC said they had abolished Dumsor, infact they denied the prevalence of Dumsor when Ghanaians demanded load shedding schedule (Dumsor time-table). Turns out they need to impose hefty Dumsor Levy on Ghanaians before they could keep our lights on.”
