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Strive to fulfill fuel price cut
promise
Winneba, Jan. 28, Ghanadot/GNA – A top clergyman of the
African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church, Most Reverend Dr
Godfred Zomelo has called on President John Evans Atta Mills
to strive to fulfill his fuel price cut promise he gave to
the nation during his first 100 days of his administration.
He said the reduction of the fuel price would not only serve
as an answer to the promise, but would go along way to put
more money into the pockets of workers.
Most Rev Dr Zomelo was speaking to the Ghana News Agency in
an interview at Winneba on Wednesday.
He explained that from all indications, there is no way the
just-inaugurated National Democratic Congress (NDC)
administration could come out with any meaningful salary
structure for the workers as early as expected by workers.
The clergyman said therefore there was the need to give a
more serious thought to the fuel price reduction so that it
could force the price of commodities down a bit and also
meet travelling and transport expenditure of workers in the
cities and urban towns who are facing economic problems.
The move would also help cut the huge freight charges which
transport operators inflict on traders who cart staple
foodstuffs from the hinterland to the urban towns and the
big cities, he added.
Most Rev. Dr. Zomelo praised President Atta Mills for giving
due considerations to the appointment of women to
ministerial and other key positions and expressed the hope
that, the move would inspire the appointees to give of their
best to supplement the efforts of the government at
improving the lot of the people.
He advised all Ghanaians, irrespective of their political,
ethnic and religious affiliation to forget the past and come
together to forge ahead the developmental issues confronting
the nation.
Most Rev Dr Zomelo said the destiny of the nation needed
collective spirit and zeal to reshape the socio-economic
structures of previous governments for the benefit of the
present and future generations.
GNA
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