{"id":31812,"date":"2014-07-14T19:57:22","date_gmt":"2014-07-14T19:57:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/?p=31812"},"modified":"2014-07-14T19:57:22","modified_gmt":"2014-07-14T19:57:22","slug":"ghanaians-are-paying-for-govts-incompetence-k-t-hammond","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2014\/07\/ghanaians-are-paying-for-govts-incompetence-k-t-hammond\/","title":{"rendered":"Ghanaians are paying for govt\u2019s incompetence – K.T Hammond"},"content":{"rendered":"

A former Deputy Minister of Energy, K.T Hammond has attributed the increment in petroleum products to government\u2019s incompetence and mismanagement of the economy.<\/p>\n

Speaking on Eyewitness News<\/strong>, Mr. Hammond said \u201cGhanaians are being asked to pay for government\u2019s maladministration<\/span>.\u201d<\/p>\n

The National Petroleum Authority (NPA) on Sunday announced a 23 percent increment in Petrol, 22 percent in diesel and 23.75 percent in kerosene.<\/p>\n

The Ghana Private Road and Transport Union (GPRTU) also announced a 15 percent increment in transport fares following the increase in petroleum products.<\/p>\n

Some Ghanaians have expressed their displeasure about the recent hikes in petroleum products and transport fares.<\/p>\n

Speaking in an interview with Richard Dela Sky, \u00a0Mr. Hammond further attributed the increase in petroleum products to the continuous fall of the Cedi.<\/p>\n

\u201cGovernment accepts that consumers have to cough up more money because we have badly ruled the country and the economy to the extent that the Cedi is hopeless,\u201dMr. Hammond said<\/p>\n

He recalled that crude oil which used to be sold for 147 dollars in 2008 had surged to 150,00 dollars in 2014.<\/p>\n

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By: Marian Efe Ansah\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana
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