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Press Release
AFAG
December 30, 2011HALT THE FUEL
PRICE INCREASES
The Alliance for Accountable Governance (AFAG) is shocked
at the 15-30% petroleum increases taking effect this Thursday
the 29th of December 2011.This is clearly an indication of how
the 2012 Politico-socio-economic governance of the NDC will
pan out.
Obviously, times are bad for the ordinary Ghanaian. The
failure to pay December salaries of public sector workers had
already dampened the Christmas celebration and to hit the
nation with this price hikes smacks of hypocrisy and the so
called ‘better Ghana agenda’ of the NDC Government led
by Professor Mills.
It is interesting to note that, the NDC government is hell
bent to cause a stir and ‘de-merry’ the Christmas of
Ghanaians. This has certainly become a routine. Last year,
two(2) days after the new year celebration,ie
3rd of January,2011,we
were greeted with news of 30% price hikes in petroleum
prices and the reason given was that, there is a rise in
international crude price and TOR debt.
Again, in the year christened ‘Action’, the
announcement of the 15 - 30% petroleum price hike has come as
early as anticipated. It is obvious that, the did not hear
Nationwide complains of hard times especially in the yuletide.
But in all these torrid times, one thing which is very
striking and worthy of note in the same petroleum saga, is
about the contrary stance of Government and the NPA to
increase the prices of petroleum product as against an Accra
High court order presided over by Justice Patrick Baayeh on
November 28th 2011, compelling the NPA to reduce the prices of
petroleum products on account of illegal smuggling of Gh1.00
cedis in the price build-up.
We are indeed in interesting times in our country as far as
the management and the administration of the petroleum sector
is concerned. We in AFAG would like the NDC Government and the
NPA to respond to these nagging questions;
1. If in 2007/8, at an international crude oil price of
$147/barrel, petrol was less than GHC6.00, how come at
$102/barrel, petrol is being sold at GHC8.00.
2. What happened with the hedging? Ghana requires an
answer.
3. What has happened to the anticipated over GHC1.2billion
accrued from the oil revenue as stated in the mid-year review
of the 2011 budget statement?
4. What plans are being pursued to refine our own oil to do
away with the transportation cost in the price build up?
THIS IS OUR RESOLVE
The price increase is not justified and that the only
alternative for us in AFAG and Ghanaians at large in this call
is for Government and the NPA, to as a matter of urgency
withdraw the increases in prices on all
petroleum products else AFAG would take the necessary
action to fight for the good course of Ghanaians.
SIGNED
ARNOLD BOATENG 0244294754
HON JAMES APPEATU ANKRA 0244375034
OPOKU DAVIS 0244871593
JOYCE ZEMPARE 0264232543
ABU RAMADAN 0244570006
BRIGHT ACHEAMPONG 0545230621
The Alliance for Accountable Governance (AFAG)
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Email: afagovernance@gmail.com
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