Vice President of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) Marketers Association, Gabriel Kumi, has warned of a looming crisis in the LPG market if the strike by the fuel tanker drivers is not resolved immediately.
He stated that the current stock of fuel will not last forty-eight hours if the strike persists till Wednesday, June 28.
Fuel tanker operators in Ghana have declared a strike over poor roads.
The industrial action commenced on Monday, June 26.
Drivers operating within the Tema Heavy Industrial area said that until they see the roads awarded to a contractor, they are not carting fuel, TV3’s George Kwening reported on Monday.
The strike is impacting the business of traders within the enclave, Kwening further reported.
Reacting to this in an interview with TV3, Mr Kumi said “If this situation is not averted immediately as possible we are going to have a crisis.
Long queues are expected in the next 48 hours at various LPG outlets across the country due to anticipated shortage of gas.
Vice President of the LPG Marketers Association says this is due to the strike by Fuel Tankers operators over poor roads in the country. #MiddayLive pic.twitter.com/3hbvBqg5be
— #TV3GH (@tv3_ghana) June 26, 2023
“Presently, the stocks we have in our tanks could run out in the next forty-eight hours. By Wednesday, June 28, we will start seeing queues in our petrol station and in our LPG retail outlets.
“If it still happens on Thursday and Friday then the movement of people and goods and services in this country will be grounded. If that happens it will have very serious consequences for the economy of our country.”
Fuel Tankers operators across the country have declared strike over poor roads in the country.
Drivers operating in the Tema heavy industrial area say until the road are awarded to a contractor, they are not carting fuel.#MiddayLive pic.twitter.com/KZQXodN8eY
— #TV3GH (@tv3_ghana) June 26, 2023