Stephanie Baan, the National Service personnel (NSS) at GRIDCo, who was recommended for immediate employment by President John Mahama for her active role in restoring power during the recent power outage, has shared her story.
According to Stephanie Baan, she was spotted by the Energy Minister, who recommended me to the President.
She disclosed that the Energy Minister came to the yard one evening around 10 p.m. and found me in the trench pulling out armoured cables, and was impressed.
Speaking in a viral video shared on X, Stephanie Baan, the National Service personnel at GRIDCo, stated, “I was spotted by the Energy Minister, who recommended me to the President, and that is how my beautiful story started.
“We’ve been working under pressure to restore power to the nation. What actually brought me into the spotlight was when the Energy Minister came to the yard one evening for a routine inspection. He found me deep in the trench pulling out cables, and he was very impressed.
She further narrated, “It was late in the night, around 10 PM, and what made him even more impressed was that I was a National Service personnel. That’s how he recommended me to His Excellency”.
“We were all working hands-on, my team, fellow service personnel, engineers, everyone was contributing to restoring power for the nation”.
“I was overwhelmed; I wasn’t expecting it. I’m grateful to God. I see it as a favour because I can’t explain it; it was just perfect timing. I’m also grateful to the Energy Minister for recognising my efforts and bringing my name to the spotlight,” she added.
It will be recalled that President John Mahama has recommended automatic employment for a female National Service Personnel who played a role in recovery efforts following the Akosombo GRIDCO Substation fire incident.
In a post shared by JOYNEWS in April 2026, it read, “In recognition of exceptional dedication, President Mahama has recommended automatic employment for a female national service person who played a role in recovery efforts following the Akosombo GRIDCO Substation fire incident.
During a tour of the facility, President Mahama also commended the engineers whose tireless work led to the successful restoration of power.
The JOYNEWS post also disclosed that MTN Ghana has also donated one million Ghana cedis worth of airtime and data credits as a gesture of appreciation to the engineers.
“Energy Minister John Jinapor also disclosed that MTN Ghana is donating one million Ghana cedis worth of airtime and data credits as a gesture of appreciation to the engineers for their commitment and hard work in restoring electricity”, the post added.
Some Ghanaians reacting to the development stated, “So now people must k!ll themselves before getting direct employment from this useless government huh”.
“Nobody is talking about the GHS 1m worth of airtime and data by MTN Aei”, a netizen added.
One X user added, “Credit where it’s due. Well done to H.E John Dramani Mahama for acknowledging effort, and kudos to the engineers who delivered under pressure”.
“Imagine having this picture as your job interview and securing it 100%?
This lady is blessed”, a netizen added.
Watch the video below:
“I was spotted by the Energy Minister, who recommended me to the President, and that is how my beautiful story started. The Energy Minister came to the yard one evening around 10 p.m. and found me in the trench pulling out armoured cables. He was so impressed.”
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