Monrovia, Dec. 23 -- A prominent businessman in Ganta City has raised concerns about persistent challenges to electricity access in Nimba and Bong Counties, accusing Jungle Energy Power (JEP) of imposing connection fees and related charges that he says effectively exclude low income residents and small businesses from accessing power.

Prince P. S. Howard, a local entrepreneur, expressed his frustrations in an open letter addressed to President Joseph Boakai, a copy of which was obtained by FrontPage Africa. In the letter, Howard argued that electricity in Liberia has increasingly become an exclusive service reserved for the wealthy, leaving ordinary citizens without access to a basic utility essential for economic growth and social devel...