The Minority in Parliament is calling for the head of the Minister of Communications, Digital Technology, and Innovation, Samuel Nartey George, over what they describe as his failed handling of the brouhaha with MultiChoice, operators of DStv in Ghana.
The caucus wants the Minister to apologise to Ghanaians and resign afterwards, following the scuffle with the Company over its subscription fee charges.
Deputy Ranking Member on the Communications Committee, Charles Owiredu, at a press conference in Accra on Thursday, October 2, 2025, indicated that the Minister had promised to secure a 30% reduction in the fees for Ghanaians, which he failed.
He said Mr. George had deceived Ghanaians and wasted public resources while failing to achieve the goal of his standoff with MultiChoice.
“We of the Minority demand that, one, the Minister renders an unqualified apology to Ghanaians for the waste of the nation’s time and resources on this venture,” Owiredu stated.
“Two, we call on him to refund the funds levied on DStv. And three, we deem him unfit to lead this strategic Ministry of Communications, Digital Technology, and Innovation, and therefore call on him to resign—or for His Excellency the President to relieve him of his duties,” he stated.
The Minority insists that the Minister should have ensured the 30% subscription fee reduction was implemented, rather than acquiescing to MultiChoice’s promotional campaign as a form of reward for Ghanaian subscribers.
The caucus contends that his failure to secure the fee reduction as promised is a betrayal of public trust.
“Instead of addressing legitimate questions posed by Ghanaians—such as why he prioritised MultiChoice’s PR efforts over his price-reduction agenda, or how much revenue has been accrued from fines imposed on MultiChoice—the Minister resorted to attacking the Minority Committee and well-meaning citizens,”
Owiredu added that what the government claims to have achieved in terms of value for money from MultiChoice is something they have been doing since the beginning of the year, and not based on any negotiation whatsoever by the Minister.
DStv has been offering subscribers the opportunity to upgrade their subscriptions to a higher package at no extra cost since January this year. The company also reduced decoder prices in July to appreciate customers, a move Owiredu claims was misrepresented by the Minister as a government-brokered success.
“It is important to note that these promotional offers are standard across several countries and are not the result of any negotiations led by the Minister. This is someone who, having failed to deliver on his promises, is now seeking cover behind corporate marketing strategies,” he said.
Owiredu also criticised the Minister’s conduct during committee engagements, accusing him of lacking the “mental rigour” to effectively understand and communicate key issues and suggesting that his public claims about negotiations with MultiChoice may have been entirely fabricated.
“The Minister’s failure to grasp key issues during meetings and to communicate the actual negotiated outcomes to Ghanaians—or worse, his deliberate fabrication of what he was never able to broker—is evident,” he stressed.
Meanwhile, MultiChoice Ghana on Wednesday, October 1 issued a public clarification, stating that they fully support the government’s recently announced DStv value upgrade and that a misleading FAQ published on their website was an error.
MultiChoice clarifies contradiction by its FAQs regarding new DStv packages
