Mr. Brobby on the Citi Breakfast Show indicated that, the move is a knee-jerk reaction aimed at pushing government to meet the demands of the Association, adding that, the decision might rather worsen the challenges LPG marketers face.

[contextly_sidebar id=”MWRrH2FdrlLSgWezQuhwv2LjHVd68YuV”]“I think that the reaction is totally knee-jerk and unnecessary, and will lead to the acceleration of the problems that they are fighting because at the end of the day, it is about the consumer, and making sure the consumer is well served… This idea of self-segregation doesn’t work. It is a totally needless and fruitless decision.”

He pointed out that the National Petroleum Authority (NPA), is also to blame for the Association’s decision since it failed to dialogue before closing down some stations, thus forcing the latter to suspend its operations.

“The taskforce and the NPA should have published the rules of engagement and should have told the Association which stations they have closed down and why they closed them down. There’s been a problem because the regulators have not done their job well.”

Meanwhile, the Vice Chairman of the LPG Marketers Association, Gabriel Kumi, has said their decision to suspend operations nationwide, is to protest what they consider as unfair treatment by authorities.

Speaking on the Citi Breakfast Show, Mr. Kumi alleged that, some state officials, including assembly members, have been extorting money from LPG Marketers across the country, since the deadly Atomic Gas explosion, and the subsequent directives from government to sanitize the industry.

Mr. Kumi indicated that, some stations are even facing a threat of closure by the assembly members who are supposedly extorting money from them.

“We have assembly men going round our stations that they want to close it down. There is a whole extortion business going on by this team.”

The Association’s members, some of who shutdown from Wednesday, October 19, have not indicated when it will allow members resume regular operations.

The Association had indicated that, the closure was to allow for a safety audit.

Mr. Kumi has however clarified that, the move is primarily a response to government’s decision to close down some high risk fuel stations.

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According to him, the current module is targeted at collapsing their businesses despite their long operation within the industry.

[contextly_sidebar id=”CQh3wta97DU6QjoLrrJmfTD65gwfKjxr”]Speaking on the Citi Breakfast Show on Thursday, Mr. Owiredu said the policy can be implemented through them due to their experience in the industry.

He said the marketers had been operating in the sector for over 30 years and therefore must be players in any such move which according to government is to provide access to safe LPG in the country.

“We have been in the business of distributing gas for well over 30 years and by our own plans and strategies, we have been expanding our business so if indeed the policy seeks to extend LPG usage, you have to do with through us because we are the operators and we have been serving the populace LPG for 30 years… You are creating a new business by destroying existing legal businesses,” he said

Citi News sources say the policy plan was developed in 2012 but it could not be immediately implemented.

According to Mr. Oweridu, it was surprising the new government had reintroduced the policy because his outfit caused the former government to suspend it due to the challenges it would cause in the sector.

He added that many markers had contracted loans to expand their businesses hence the implementation of the program would see them run into huge debts.

“Some of us have gone for loans to expand our business, so you don’t seek to achieve a policy aim by destroying our businesses…we are the best people to implement the policy,” he said.

In a related development, he Association of Gas Tanker Drivers has hinted of a nationwide strike if the National Petroleum Authority (NPA) fails to withdraw the Cylinder Recirculation Module which is expected to be implemented in September this year.

According to the group, the policy if allowed will throw them out of business, and cause the collapse of all gas filling stations in the country.

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TECNO’s flagship phone, Phantom, won Smartphone of the Year award, while its distributing outlet Mobile Zone, won Distributor of the Year award for the third-straight year.

The win consolidates TECNO’s ever-growing popularity in the Smartphone market locally as well as in and across Africa.

Already the fastest growing mobile phone brand in Africa, the award re-affirms TECNO Mobile’s strong hold on the market, which it has impressively led over the years. In line with its leadership status, TECNO Mobile has introduced the first 1.5 GHz, 6 Core Processor handheld device, the TECNO R7, onto the Ghanaian market.

“We are excited about this. My team has worked hard to make this happen,” Maxwell Techie, CEO of TECNO Ghana said.

Mr Maxwell Techie, whose business acumen has led to the company’s growth over the years, has succeeded in making a stronger case for indigenous local business. He adds: “This would encourage us to do more. Our recent successes in Africa are ample proof of how seriously we take what we do.”

Officials of TECNO were on hand to receive all two awards at the event, which saw Ghana’s finest heads in telecommunications attending.

By: Martin Asiedu Dartey/citifmonline.com/Ghana

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