{"id":360353,"date":"2017-10-09T10:47:22","date_gmt":"2017-10-09T10:47:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=360353"},"modified":"2017-10-09T10:47:22","modified_gmt":"2017-10-09T10:47:22","slug":"upsa-students-demonstrate-against-dangerous-fuel-station-photos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2017\/10\/upsa-students-demonstrate-against-dangerous-fuel-station-photos\/","title":{"rendered":"UPSA students demonstrate against &#8216;dangerous&#8217; fuel station [Photos]"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Scores of students of the University of Professional Studies, Accra (UPSA), on Monday staged a demonstration on campus against the siting of a\u00a0fuel\u00a0station close to the school.<\/p>\n<p>The students have been protesting the siting of the fuel station since January 2017, claiming that it poses a threat to their lives.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-360358 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/upsa-students-demo-4.jpg\" alt=\"upsa-students-demo-4\" width=\"768\" height=\"432\" \/><\/p>\n<p>They however ignited the protest today [Monday],\u00a0 following the gas explosion that occurred at Atomic Junction last Saturday, killing 7 and injuring 132 others.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-360360 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/upsa-students-demo-6.jpg\" alt=\"upsa-students-demo-6\" width=\"768\" height=\"432\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-360357 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/upsa-students-demo-3.jpg\" alt=\"upsa-students-demo-3\" width=\"768\" height=\"432\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-360356 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/upsa-students-demo-2.jpg\" alt=\"upsa-students-demo-2\" width=\"768\" height=\"488\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-360355 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/upsa-students-demo-1.jpg\" alt=\"upsa-students-demo-1\" width=\"768\" height=\"432\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The management of the University of Professional Studies, UPSA,\u00a0has backed the action by the students.<\/p>\n<p>According to the\u00a0head of environmental safety at UPSA, Maxwell Buaka, the top priority for the <span style=\"color: #666699;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #666699;\" href=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2017\/10\/09\/upsa-backs-students-protest-against-life-threatening-fuel-station\/\">University\u2019s management <\/a><\/strong><\/span>was the safety of the students, and that the\u00a0Strategic Energies Limited (SEL) station at the site threatens that safety.<\/p>\n<p>He said they have made several efforts through various stakeholders for the fuel station to be relocated, but authorities have failed to listen to their cries.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;<\/p>\n<p>By: citifmonline.com\/Ghana<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Scores of students of the University of Professional Studies, Accra (UPSA), on Monday staged a demonstration on campus against the siting of a\u00a0fuel\u00a0station close to the school. 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