President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo and his government must apologise to Ghanaians for spewing lies about the Teshie Desalination project, Member of Parliament for Bodi and a former Deputy Minister Water Resources, Works and Housing, Sampson Ahi, has said.

His comments come in the wake of the Ghana Water Company Limited's request to the operators of the Teshie Desalination plant to operate at full capacity to help improve the water supply situation in the country.

The plant was shut down for some technical and operational challenges but resumed operations on March 18 this year.

Commenting on this development in an interview with Accra 100.5FM’s parliamentary correspondent, Richard Appiah Sarpong on Friday, April 3, Mr Ahi said: “First of all, President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo and his government must come out to apologise to Ghanaians for deceiving Ghanaians in relation to this project.”

“When they came into office, we were running the Desalination plant at full capacity which was giving about 60,000 cubic meters of water but they shut the plant down with the excuse that the water was salty and, so, if people should drink, they were going to fall sick.

“They also closed down the facility for a while because, in their view, we spent too much money on it.

“They shut it down for three years but after the nation was hit with the COVID-19 and sensing danger, they ordered the reopening of the facility on 18th of March.

“The question we ask is that is the water no longer salty? Is the cost better now? They should be just truthful to Ghanaians.”