Blame fuel shortage on mismanagement of the petroleum sector - NPP
Audrey Micah, Ghanadot

Accra, July 29, Ghanadot - The New Patriotic Party has blamed the shortage of petroleum products in parts of the country on nepotism and mismanagement of the petroleum sector.

There has been the shortage of premix fuel over the past few months with fishermen threatening to hit the streets if government fails to meet their grievances.

Last month, parts of the country experienced acute shortage of fuel which led to several queues at fuel stations.

Communications Director of the NPP, Mr. Kweku Kwarteng, in an interview on Citi FM said the rampant shortages are disrupting economic activities in the country and attributed the problem to inefficient personnel appointed by the new government.

According to him, government appointment of party functionaries into key positions in the energy sector, has led to the shortages of petroleum products in the country.

He argued that the NPP, through its hard work, made shortages of petroleum products an extinct phenomenon and blamed government for mismanaging the sector.

In a rebuttal, the Deputy Energy Minister, Dr. Kwabena Donkor has described the comments as unfortunate, saying it was ill-informed and calculated to appeal to partisanship.

He debunked claims that government had replaced all personnel in the previous government who held key positions in the Energy sector with people perceived to be cronies of Mills’ administration.

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