I'm disappointed in gov't - Kwesi Pratt Jr.

I'm disappointed in gov't - Kwesi Pratt Jr.
Audrey Micah, Ghanadot

Accra, June 8, Ghanadot - Kwesi Pratt Jr. a leading member of the political pressure group, Committee for Joint Action and the Managing Editor of the Insight newspaper has disclosed his disappointment in the NDC government, saying there is no justification for the Mills-led government to increase prices of petroleum products by 30 per cent.

Speaking on Radio Gold over the weekend, Mr. Pratt said his confidence in the government is gradually eroding as promises made to Ghanaians are not been met.

According to him, petroleum pricing was a major issue in the last election and the consensus was that the prices could be kept lower. To him, it was not right for the government to win the mandate of the people based on a promise to reduce prices of fuel, only to turn around and behave the same way the previous government was behaving.

“You cannot continue to behave the way you are behaving.”

Mr. Pratt expressed fear that if the current government fails to live up to expectation, there could doom for the country’s development.

“President Mills was the most credible person in the last elections and in fact I wish this government well.”

In a related development, though directives have come from the Ghana Road Transport Coordinating Council that drivers who operate on short distance routes, popularly known as ‘trotro’ not to increase fares of destinations where they charge 10Gp or 15Gp, many of them are reluctant to do so.

This morning many commuters had to fight with 'mates' before getting their right changes, according to drivers since they did not increase their fares when fuel was increased last year, they do so this year whether right or wrong.

Ghanadot