“I CAN’T SET PRICES FOR DATA BUT I WILL USE POLICIES TO ENSURE AFFORDABLE DATA” – Hon. Sam George Assures

Sam George also challenged his critics by saying that if he successfully delivers on his promise by the year’s end, they should acknowledge his success.

However, many people in Ghana believe that he should be able to reduce data costs without forming a committee and that immediate action is needed to address the high prices.

One of the speakers on the Street Is Watching On YouTube podcast stated, “He is going to set up a committee for this project, which is very laudable if 80% of your total for running a cell site is based on power and the cost of power is reduced drastically for the telcos, meaning they have no other option than to reduce it”.

“What keeps us connected is the internet and data, so we can never leave without it, the public is a backlash to it, I understand, because we have seen one group of people run the country, and they have set up a committee, and we didn’t see anything”, he added.

He further stated, “He said by the end of the year, there should be some form of activity when it comes to communication; we can only drag him when the year ends and we don’t see anything”.

Sam George, reacting to a video by the Street Is Watching On YouTube, wrote on X, “I love this analysis. There is a chain reaction that leads to the cost build-up. We would unravel it and deliver. I would not allow you to drag me. Walahi! 😜. If I deliver too, you got given me my flowers. Deal? 🦁🇬🇭”