{"id":362694,"date":"2017-10-18T17:38:51","date_gmt":"2017-10-18T17:38:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=362694"},"modified":"2017-10-18T17:38:51","modified_gmt":"2017-10-18T17:38:51","slug":"construction-of-fuel-stations-ongoing-despite-presidents-order","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2017\/10\/construction-of-fuel-stations-ongoing-despite-presidents-order\/","title":{"rendered":"Construction of fuel stations ongoing despite President’s order"},"content":{"rendered":"

Construction works are ongoing at some of petrol stations in the Ashanti Region, despite a presidential fiat ordering the temporary cessation\u00a0of the construction of facilities intended for use as gas or petrol\/diesel retail\u00a0outlets.<\/p>\n

Citi News<\/strong>\u00a0sighted construction work vigorously ongoing at a Unity Oil filling station, located at Krofrom, a suburb of Kumasi in the Ashanti Region.<\/p>\n

The supervisors said they were not aware of any directive to stop work, and its\u00a0management maintained that all requirements for the construction had been met.<\/p>\n

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At Parkoso in the Asokore Mampong Municipality, a new Nasona Oil fuel station was being constructed, notably in a\u00a0waterlogged area.<\/p>\n

“Recently, there have been explosions in the country. It happened at the Atomic junction in Accra so definitely, I have cause to worry,\u201d a resident of Krofrom said, as he expressed his fears to Citi News<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

This resident said he thought the government \u201cshould come out with strict rules governing the siting of filling stations. If they do that, I think the explosions will come down.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Construction work at a new Nasona Oil fuel station<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

As far as the enforcement of the directive from the President is concerned, officials of the\u00a0Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) have said they will soon begin to take action against such stations.<\/p>\n

Samuel Oteng, the Ashanti Regional Director of the EPA, however said he was unaware of the stations Citi News <\/strong>visited.<\/p>\n

“We are working hand in hand to make sure that directive is carried out, so if they are listening, I am sure that the whole Ghana, everybody has heard it now.\u201d<\/p>\n

He noted the EPA,\u00a0the Ashanti Regional Coordinating Council, and the National Petroleum Authority (NPA),\u00a0were among the outfits that would\u00a0be helping with the enforcement of the directive.<\/p>\n

Following the Atomic Gas Explosion that killed at least 7 people and injured 132 in Accra, Government after a crucial cabinet meeting, announced a number of directives, about ten of them, geared towards sanitizing the fuel distribution and retail sector, to improve safety and save more lives.<\/p>\n

One of the decisions as approved by the President, was an immediate cessation of the construction<\/a><\/strong><\/span> of new fuel stations, to allow the NPA and its allied agencies, to carry out a proper audit of all the facilities.<\/p>\n

The President also ordered the closure of all high-risk fuel stations<\/a><\/strong><\/span> within 30-days.<\/p>\n

The President also ordered the implementation of the Cylinder Re-circulation Model <\/a><\/strong><\/span>of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) distribution within a year.<\/p>\n

The module, proposed by the National Petroleum Authority (NPA), will ensure that LPG filling points are sited out of densely populated areas and commercial centres.<\/p>\n

Suspending construction of fuel stations \u2018illegal\u2019 \u2013 Ayariga warns<\/strong><\/p>\n

A former Minister of Environment, Science and Technology, Mahama Ayariga, believes government may be infringing on the rights of some fuel distributors<\/a><\/strong><\/span> following the directive to halt the construction of petrol\/diesel and\u00a0LPG filling points\u00a0until further notice.<\/p>\n

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By: Hafiz Tijani\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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