{"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

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The gas explosion at Atomic Junction has so far left seven persons dead<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The siting of fuel filling stations in residential and densely populated areas remain a point of concern with the public, and it appears the National Petroleum Authority’s\u00a0Cylinder Recirculation Module<\/a><\/strong><\/span>\u00a0is a policy that could cater for the public’s concerns.<\/p>\n

The policy seeks to\u00a0ensure the safe distribution of\u00a0LPG by limiting the number of filling stations, which the\u00a0LPG Marketers Association and the Association of Gas Tanker Drivers have kicked against.<\/p>\n

Given the concerns of Ghanaians, it would appear that only a policy limiting the number of fuel stations around them will assuage their fears.<\/p>\n

Residents of Ritz junction in Accra, for example, on Sunday\u00a0staged a demonstration<\/a><\/strong><\/span>\u00a0to demand the removal of a\u00a0Gas Station\u00a0located in the area, in the aftermath of the Atomic explosion.<\/p>\n

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UPSA students in protest against the siting of a fuel station next to its campus.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Students of the University of Professional Studies, UPSA, Accra, protested against the siting of a fuel station next to its campus.<\/p>\n

But the LPG Marketing Companies Association\u00a0believes the explosion\u00a0should ginger regulatory authorities and all stakeholders in the industry \u201cto concentrate on creating a robust safety regime of procedure, supervision and monitoring function.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Minister of Environment, Science, Technology & Innovation, Professor Kwabena Frimpong Boateng, is also more concerned\u00a0about ensuring stringent safety measures.<\/p>\n

\u201cMaybe safety measures [need to be focused on], beginning from home because I believe that more people die in their kitchens than die from such accidents [explosions] because we don\u2019t adhere to certain simple basic measures. You have to examine your gas stove, see whether it is working,\u201d the minister said.<\/p>\n

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By: Delali Adogla-Bessa\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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