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TOR to change premix fuel colour to check smuggling - Govt
By Masahudu Ankiilu Kunateh, Ghanadot

Accra, Aug 4, Ghanadot - Government of Ghana has directed the Tema Oil Refinery (TOR) to change the colour of the pre-mix fuel so as to check smuggling of the product in the country.


Deputy Information Minister Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa has disclosed in Accra.


He noted that the change from the current yellowish colour to blue would help prevent smugglers from diverting the heavily-subsidised commodity for other uses than for fishing boats and canoes.


The directive follows widespread media reports of acute shortage of premix, a situation government blames on smuggling.

TOR would not load any tanker unless it is branded for PREMIX loading, while tracking devices would also be procured to help monitor the distribution of the product.


He was hopeful that the new measures would help stabilize supply and sanitize the industry since the shortage was caused by diversion of the product by suppliers and agents for other use.


Premix fuel has been in short supply months now, and calls for streamlining supply have assumed a higher scale in recent times.


Government has received criticisms from pressure group Alliance for Accountable Governance (AFAG) for failing to ensure constant supply of the commodity to the fishing community.


The group during a demonstration in Accra yesterday mounted a huge canoe on a vehicle to highlight the problem and chastised the government for acting slowly.


Fishermen in Ghana admitted that the shortage of the commodity is stifling their businesses and called on the government to find a lasting solution to the situation.

 

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