Ghana: Caution against 2nd-hand gadgets
- Posted on Sunday 6 February 2011 - 16:11Edward Kwameh Aklade, VoicesofAfrica alumnus in Accra, GhanaThe rate with which second hand electronic appliances are pouring fourth into the country is alarming. You hardly walk through the streets of Accra without spotting them, there seem to be no end in sight with each passing day what were once new equipment become obsolete.Loading video...These reasons have prompted energy experts to warn government to regulate the importation of such items into the country.Mr.Akwasi Donkor,an energy expert argues that most of the gadgets imported into the country are not actually manufactured to suit the conditions in Africa and Ghana for that matter, ‘we have problems to deal with regarding our energy in the country, persistent importation of these gadget will worsen it’ . He said that most of these gadgets consumes about three times energy than a brand new gadget hence putting pressure on our hydro-electric power our only source of energy.
Mr.Ganiw Aliu of the consumer protection forum during an interview said most of these gadget are quite cheap and affordable by the all but was quick to add that the consequences far outweigh the importance, He said most of the items are faulty yet sold to consumers that it ends up blowing most gadgets at home.
He said ‘most of these dealers deliberately leave obsolete or non working equipments with the working ones to avoid the cost of repairs’.
Mr.Aliu cautioned government to enforce the legislative that bans the importation since Ghana does not have refurbishing systems in the country.
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