A plea by the Ghana Private Road Transport Union (GPRTU) to government to intervene and reduce the impact of fuel price hike on its members might heed to nothing.
According to the General Secretary of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP), the Nana Addo-led government does not have control over the crude oil prices – hence, their demand cannot be met instantly.
John Boadu who was speaking on NEAT FM’s morning show, ‘Ghana Montie’ noted that “the strength of the cedi to the dollar and crude processes on the external market” also constitute to the hike of fuel in recent times.
“We [NPP] do not have control over the crude oil price,” he told host Kwesi Aboagye in response to the GPRTU plea to government.
Despite fuel price hikes, the GPRTU has however said it does not plan to increase transport fares per an agreement with the Ministry of Road and Transport.
Fuel prices on Monday had increased from Ghc 4.91 pesewas to GHc5.18 pesewas and Ghc 4. 85 pesewas to GHc5.14 pesewas per litre for diesel and petrol respectively.
This was in line with projections by the Institute for Energy Security (IES) - The IES attributed this largely to the depreciation of the cedi.
The Chairman of GPRTU, Kwame Kumah in an interview with the media said “it is not good for us every day to wake up and hear that fuel prices have gone up . . . every day getting up and hearing that fuel is going up; it won’t go well for us.”
He pleaded with government to do something about.
But according to John Boadu, government cannot use funds for other developmental projects to intervene the reduction of fuel price.
“If that is the decision of the Ghanaian people then that is fine because we are there for them. We will do that so all other activities will halt,” he said.
He also noted that “What we said during our campaign time was based on what was available, but now things have changed. People shouldn’t argue based on that. Government is working to stabilize the economy and other things. The NPP took over when everything was in mess.”
“Nobody is happy with the fuel hike. I buy petrol myself so I am not happy. We must put measures in place to stabilize things,” he added.
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Ghanaians, we have tried the npp and the ndc and their respective values are almost the same if not the same. Why don't we try a third force like the PPP for once? NDC and NPP have taken us for granted for far too long.
I hope Ghanaians are listening and watching events. How can John Boadu talk in this manner? Which of the governments had control over the prices of crude oil when they were in power? You John Boadu and others made so much capital about the rise of fuel prices in other regimes and this has been the political mantra of any party in opposition. The NDC is no exception. Ghanaians must realize that most political parties do not have their interest at heart and they must vote on issues not along partisan lines. If a party is voted out of power and you come in as an alternative, I presume it is your duty to ensure that the hardship of the electorate are addressed seriously. Mr. Boadu, your statement is an insult, please!
Aaahhh. Listen to that nooonse!
There is a solution to this. All ministers should vacate government bungalows and rent their own apartments, buy their fuel, take a loan and buy their cars as doctors and others do. Stop the soft furnished accomodation incentives given to ministers and MPs. Boadu uses expensive wrist watches, free car and free money and so he does not feel the impact of what people are saying.
NDC ***barred word*** AND OPERATIVES OWN AND OPERATE MAJORITY OF GAS STATIONS ACROSS THE COUNTRY. OKUDZETO ABLAKWA ALONE OWNS MORE THAN 100 GAS STATIONS ACROSS GHANA AND CAN SABOTAGE THE NPP THROUGH PRICE GAUGING. THE NDC SABOTEURS LAID ECONOMIC LAND MINES ALL OVER GHANA TO MAKE GHANA UNGOVERNABLE. NANA AND NPP ONLY MISTAKE IS THEIR SO-CALLED SLOW APPROACH TO GOVERNANCE BY WAY OF TOO MUCH BOOK LAW! THE NPP ADMINISTRATION IS BY FAR BETTER THAN THE NDC AND WILL BE RE-ELECTED HANDS DOWN. ORDINARY GHANAIANS ARE NOT HUNGRY UNDER THE NPP AND THAT'S QUITE REMARKABLE AS COMPARED THE CORRUPT AND ***barred word*** NDC LED BY THE ***barred word*** MAHAMA. THIS JILTED LECTURER HAS SOMETHING PERSONAL WITH THE NPP AND JUST BLOWING HOT AIR. I DOUBT THIS LECTURER'S CLAIM OF BEING A TRUE NPP AND WILL QUESTION HIS LOYALTY AT ANY MOMENT!
when u were seeking the ppls mandate u pple were talking byheart. Didnt u tell us u were going to reduce the of fuel drastically? Didnt u tell us u were to stabilize the cedi by prudent policies? This is recipe for seven bullets to the heads of the so called president and his vice and this boadu boy. What the f u, C. K.
GS stop saying that to the good people of Ghana tell your government to do something about it this not what we voted for.
F00L1SH AND CARELES$ TALK. WAIT UNTIL 2020 AND TELL US THIS. THE PROBLEM OF FUEL PRICE AT THIS MOMENT IS DEPRECIATING CEDI AGAINST DOLLAR AND TAX AT THE PUMP. THE TAX IS ABOUT 70% OF THE TOTAL FUEL COST AND NANA ADDO IS COOL WITH THIS. NPP IS NO DIFFERENT FROM NDC. THESE ARE SOME OF THE THINGS THAT SENT NPP TO OPPOSITION IN 2008 AND NDC IN 2016. POLITICIANS WILL NOT LEARN AND NO SITUATION IS PERMANENT NOWADAYS.
John Boadu, Are you making sense yourself ? Don't we have fuel in Ghana? where is our percentage ? You people are totally stupiiid that you let the whites take the fuel from Ghana to America and you go there to buy from then and ship it back to Ghana, whiles we have refinery in Ghana.. Why don't you take our percentage here in Ghana and refine it here for local use ? Are you making sense ??
Is john boadu listening to himself? since when did he realise that government does not have control over crude oil? I can't think far.