{"id":361789,"date":"2017-10-14T08:30:21","date_gmt":"2017-10-14T08:30:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=361789"},"modified":"2017-10-14T08:30:21","modified_gmt":"2017-10-14T08:30:21","slug":"nana-addo-didnt-err-halting-construction-of-fuel-stations-hamid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2017\/10\/nana-addo-didnt-err-halting-construction-of-fuel-stations-hamid\/","title":{"rendered":"Nana Addo didn&#8217;t err halting construction of fuel stations &#8211; Hamid"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Minister for Information, Mustapha Hamid, has downplayed suggestions that President Akufo-Addo erred in law by ordering a halt to the ongoing <span style=\"color: #666699;\"><a style=\"color: #666699;\" href=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2017\/10\/13\/cabinets-9-tough-decisions-to-curb-fuel-explosions\/\"><strong>constructions of fuel stations<\/strong><\/a><\/span> across the country.<\/p>\n<p>According to him, the order is in the best interest of Ghanaians.<\/p>\n<p>[contextly_sidebar id=&#8221;KJxwCDb1F9cuMtxrZoKWnzhNfP95IVzX&#8221;]In the wake of the Atomic Junction gas explosion, the construction of petrol\/diesel and LPG filling points, is to cease immediately until further notice, the government has stated.<\/p>\n<p>This directive formed part of nine safety measures outlined by the Presidency after a cabinet meeting on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>A statement from the government noted that, President Nana Akufo-Addo has ordered the \u201cimmediate cessation, until further notice, of all construction of facilities intended for use as gas or petroleum retail stations.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The directive follows the massive explosion at an LPG filling station at Atomic Junction that has so far claimed at least seven lives and injured over 100 persons.<\/p>\n<p>But a former Minister of Environment, Science and Technology, Mahama Ayariga, said the government may be infringing on the rights of some fuel distributors over the directive<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_295906\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-295906\" style=\"width: 1280px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-295906\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Mahama-Ayariga-1.jpg\" alt=\"Mahama Ayariga\" width=\"1280\" height=\"853\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-295906\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mahama Ayariga<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In an interview on the <strong>Citi Breakfast Show<\/strong> on Friday, he said he embarked on a similar move while a sector minister in the previous government, but found out that he could not be successful because the action did not have a legal basis.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI did similar things and in all fairness, very often I was challenged by people based on law and they were able to show that clearly, in many of the instances, I was wrong,\u201d he noted.<\/p>\n<p>He there advised the government to \u201canalyze every one of them [fuel stations] to see the legal basis for such decisions, and such directives\u201d before any concrete action is taken in this regard.<\/p>\n<p>But Mustapha Hamid on <strong>Eyewitness News<\/strong> said there was no complexity in the directive, and that government had the power to issue such a directive.<\/p>\n<p>He noted that, the state had empowered agencies to carry-out such actions, adding that, the directive was only for a short period to allow for a proper audit of the sector.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is a country where institutions have been endowed with the power to ensure that people are building structures in accordance with law. 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