{"id":361280,"date":"2017-10-12T06:20:44","date_gmt":"2017-10-12T06:20:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=361280"},"modified":"2017-10-12T06:20:44","modified_gmt":"2017-10-12T06:20:44","slug":"cabinet-meets-today-tough-action-on-fuel-explosions-expected","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2017\/10\/cabinet-meets-today-tough-action-on-fuel-explosions-expected\/","title":{"rendered":"Cabinet meets today; tough action on fuel explosions expected"},"content":{"rendered":"
Following assurances from the President, Ghanaians are expecting decisive and comprehensive measures to curb the incidents of gas and petrol explosions in the country.<\/p>\n
Fuel explosions are again in the spotlight following the multiple explosions at a\u00a0Liquefied Petroleum Gas filling point at Atomic Junction in Accra, which has so far claimed seven lives and injured scores.<\/p>\n
[contextly_sidebar id=”ofCNQAZqqxeEwu360T6cHseLiBHwHnbE”]The massive explosions occurred at the\u00a0MANSCO\u00a0gas station near the University of Ghana, sparking widespread panic in surrounding areas.<\/p>\n
President Nana Akufo-Addo,\u00a0after the explosion, served notice to all stakeholders that tough decisions will be made, with some compromise from the industry players expected.<\/p>\n
\u201cCabinet will be meeting on Thursday, and I believe that out of that meeting, the country will know what our programme is \u2013 the comprehensive programme \u2013 that we intend to have to bring such incidents to a stop. The one that happened [Saturday], is one too many, we cannot afford more of that,\u201d the\u00a0President said during his visit.<\/p>\n
The Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, also noted that the resistance to reforms proposed will be futile, particularly in the sale of and siting of LPG filling stations.<\/p>\n
\u201c\u2026I think what Ghanaians want is solid policy to deal with this matter once and for all. We are going to move to deal with it. It\u2019s not about committees and committees and nothing gets done. We owe it to the country, and government is going to take this very seriously. Discussions\u00a0were\u00a0being held last night about the way forward.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cSome new policies are going to come in and those who are going to try to resist those policies, I don\u2019t think they will be listened to because it is important for us to put the safety of our people above everything else,\u201d the Vice President said.<\/p>\n