{"id":363314,"date":"2017-10-19T21:15:20","date_gmt":"2017-10-19T21:15:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=363314"},"modified":"2017-10-19T21:15:20","modified_gmt":"2017-10-19T21:15:20","slug":"lpg-marketers-backdown-on-closure-of-outlets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2017\/10\/lpg-marketers-backdown-on-closure-of-outlets\/","title":{"rendered":"LPG marketers backdown on closure of outlets"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>LPG operators have announced the rescheduling of the maintenance of their retail outlets with immediate effect.<\/p>\n<p>The move according to the businesses, is to ensure uninterrupted supply of liquefied petroleum gas.<\/p>\n<p>The decision was arrived at after an emergency meeting between OMCs, Ghana Liquefied Petroleum Gas Operators, and the Liquefied Petroleum Gas Marketing Companies on Thursday, October 19, 2017.<\/p>\n<p>LPG marketers had closed their premises to the public for the past two days, citing maintenance works at the outlets to ensure compliance and safety among the members.<\/p>\n<p>The exercise has been met with stiff opposition from the public.<\/p>\n<p>Some have argued that the marketers were using the move to protest recent cabinet directives to clamp down on non-complying gas and petrol\/diesel stations.<\/p>\n<p>The statement signed by the CEO of the Association of Oil Marketing Companies, Kwaku Agyemang- Duah, however expressed the groups\u2019 disapproval of the regulators\u2019 mode of discharging their statutory responsibilities which they say has resulted in unyielding distress.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read full statement below<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-363315\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/aomcs.jpg\" alt=\"aomcs\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1261\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&#8211;<\/p>\n<p>By: Pius Amihere Eduku\/citibusinessnews.com\/Ghana<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>LPG operators have announced the rescheduling of the maintenance of their retail outlets with immediate effect. 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