{"id":360220,"date":"2017-10-09T07:03:36","date_gmt":"2017-10-09T07:03:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=360220"},"modified":"2017-10-09T07:03:36","modified_gmt":"2017-10-09T07:03:36","slug":"upsa-backs-students-protest-against-life-threatening-fuel-station","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2017\/10\/upsa-backs-students-protest-against-life-threatening-fuel-station\/","title":{"rendered":"UPSA backs students’ protest against ‘life-threatening’ fuel station"},"content":{"rendered":"
The management of the University of Professional Studies, UPSA, Accra, has said\u00a0it will support a planned\u00a0protest by the students of the institution against a fuel station sited close to the school.<\/p>\n
According to the\u00a0head of environmental safety at UPSA, Maxwell Buaka, the top priority for the University’s management was the safety of the students, and that the\u00a0Strategic Energies Limited (SEL) station at the site threatens that safety.<\/p>\n
[contextly_sidebar id=”wArLHbqIBjVoxZSniHgLF41kvlEb4jRm”]He insisted that even though they had not received official notification of the planned action by the students, the school would back them.<\/p>\n
“I\u2019ve not spoken to our registrar nor our Vice-Chancellor to know the SRC\u2019s communication, but as and when they want to do something about the filling station, I\u2019m ready to support them,” Maxwell Buaka said.<\/p>\n
“We are at UPSA because of the students, if the school does not exist, I would not be there. Whatever will be done to protect the health and safety of our students, management per our mission and vision will also do same in order to protect the students.”<\/p>\n
The siting of petrol and gas stations in densely populated residential and commercial areas has been brought under the spotlight again following the explosion at a gas station at Atomic Junction on Saturday which has claimed seven lives<\/strong> <\/a><\/span>so far.<\/p>\n The station, which is located close to the University of Ghana and the Presbyterian Boys’ Senior High School, went up in a ball of flame, forcing some students and residents of the area to flee.<\/p>\n Fearing the same fate befalling them in the future, the students of UPSA have decided to take the matter into their own hands and force the station owners to relocate the building by picketing there.<\/p>\n